Unawareness is not an Excuse
English book, p. 253
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Unawareness is not an Excuse Never try to achieve the unachievable. First of al you have to assess each situation, examine the whole matter realisticaly, then do your best to understand your position vis-à-vis the stance taken by others. T here is a saying that ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Apparently this saying only concerns legal matters, but in fact, it is a general rule, applicable to all kinds of situations, from booking a ticket to forming state policies. For example, suppose you are doing a job in a company in such a way that it leads to a serious dispute with your boss. If your boss takes strong action against you, in such a situation you cannot say you were not aware that the boss would take your case so seriously. This kind of excuse is not acceptable. If you are serving in a company, you have to know the principle: the boss is always right. If you are doing business and you behave towards your customers in such a way that it annoys them and consequently your business suffers, you cannot then say that you were not aware that your customers would become angry. You have to understand from the outset

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