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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

pride, there can be no love, because the proud person loves himself
more than anyone and anything. Only toward himself does he be-
have in the way that true love demands.
For this reason, the only ones able to have the best experience of
love are believers who have rescued themselves from the passions
of their selfish lower selves. All the love that believers enjoy is based
on their love of Allah. For this reason, they do not consider love as
dependent on the behavior of another. For a believer, the measure of
anyone's love is the extent in which he lives to please Allah. A be-
liever naturally feels love for someone who leads the kind of life
pleasing to Allah and who fears Him; he makes no worldly distinc-
tions in his love and expects no return for it. Without keeping any
record, he expresses his love from the sincerity of his heart. Even if
his love is never reciprocated, he will show sincere love, compassion
and interest in the other person.
But for someone under satan's influence, lower self comes be-
fore everything. He never tries anything that might be uncomfort-
able for his lower self. For him, it is most important to be praised
and admired. For this reason, he waits for the others to be the first to
express love, to offer compliments and praise. When someone

shows love toward him, he often makes no response, because show-
ing love is always difficult for his pride.
Because of this, he resorts to an insidious game using the silent
language of wickedness. We can give many examples from daily
life. When friends meet who love and respect one another, they ex-
press in various ways the sincere feelings in their hearts. They ask
about each other's health, compliment them and behave pleasantly
toward each other. Those under satan's influence make excuses to
avoid this behavior, which even a child would know how to exhibit.

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