The Principle of Life

him, then you are like a car without brakes. In such a case, you speak when you should remain silent, and you rush forward when you should hold back. The end of such a person in this world is nothing but ruin. A wise person is one who saves his energy from being wasted in negative actions. He continues his journey without becoming entangled in the thorns along the road. In the language of the Shariah, this is called i‘raz (turning away, avoidance). And i‘raz is undoubtedly an essential principle of life. A person who has a clear goal, who is engaged in completing his plan, will inevitably adopt the way of i‘raz. He will always keep his goal before him. But those who have no set goal will never understand the importance of i‘raz. They will fight with others over trivial matters. They may think they are doing something important, but in reality, they are only wasting their energy.