Page 43 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

Harun Yahya-Adnan Oktar
favor of Allah Who created them, they try to find satisfaction in triv-
ial goals of their daily lives.
In addition, during all this daily activity, there are several
habits, usually shared by all housewives who are members of the ig-

norant society, in which they tend persist. In their own eyes, they
think these will improve their lives and alleviate their anxiety and
thus they fill their spare time with them. However, when considered
carefully, it becomes evident that all such habits only mire them in
what is a very ordinary and mundane life.
The most common of these habits are:

Gossiping
One of the most common traits of housewives in a society of ig-
norance is their love of gossiping. Even if they do not have the time
or the occasion, they will surely find some bit of time for gossip. We
can see them devoted to it in doorways with their neighbors, on the
telephone for hours with their friends, and sometimes at tea and cof-

fee parties. These people living by this morality derive a great deal
of pleasure from gossiping, because they can humiliate a person
who has criticized them, and make themselves look superior. For
this reason, even if there is a more useful or pleasant topic to be dis-
cussed at a meeting of friends, they will insist on bringing the con-
versation around to gossiping. Anyone can become the fodder for
their gossip: Their neighbors, friends, relatives, spouses, television

stars or even a complete stranger passing in the street.
But, it is not right to say something behind someone’s back that
he would not appreciate. If there is some matter a person should be
criticized for, and if there is any benefit in it, the best thing to do is to

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