PROMISE

38. Promise ~ 114 ~ will be moving after a hundred or even a thousand years. Similarly, we know in advance what the boiling point of water will be. In this way the entire universe evinces a predictable character. Many other virtues come in the wake of the regular fulfillment of promises. One of these is mutual trust. In a society where mutual trust exists, there is no discord and dissension between the people; there is an atmosphere of confidence and peaceability as there is no fear of promises being broken. Readiness to fulfill promises is a commendable trait; it is iman (faith) that makes man the possessor of this highest of human virtues.