Page 29 - The Religion Of The Ignorant

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

Religion of the Ignorant speak, parents prefer to discuss things that
will be the subject of other people's envy, rather than how modest,
how affectionate or how gentle their children are. They are more in-
terested in appearances than in their children's moral values.
Another element of display lies in having a dashing home.
Rather than considering their own comfort, people attach more im-
portance to the opinion of those around them. Which area is it lo-
cated in? How many floors does it have? The kind of view it affords
and the amount of floor space available will increase their own pres-
tige. They furnish and decorate entirely in the light of other people's
opinions. Even if they prefer another color, they opt for the one in
fashion at the time. They buy exceedingly uncomfortable furniture
just because it is expensive and showy, and put up with styles of
décor they thoroughly dislike just to be able to say that such-and-
such a designer carried out the work. Though they spend much of
their time in that home, they never enter the drawing room except
when they have guests, on the grounds that having spent so much
money on it, they want "to keep it pristine." Some people even cover
up the furniture and sit in a tiny room somewhere else. In short, they
set aside half their home for show and half for living in.
Boasting is such an intense passion for people that they seek to
show off even to those closest to them. One of the best places to do
that is at parties. They issue invitations not because they actually
want to see their guests, but simply to show off. They prepare every
little detail for the party with that in mind. They select the food not
for its taste, but for its ability to display their wealth. Their objective
is not for their guests to enjoy the party, but to envy the amount of
money spent on it. At such dinner parties, everyone looks at every-
one else's clothes, shoes and handbags, and the jewelry and per-
fumes people are wearing.

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