Page 77 - True Wisdom Described in the Qur'an

EXAMPLES OF

THOUGHTLESSNESS
IN EVERYDAY LIFE

s we saw in the earlier sections, one who cannot use
his wisdom is at a great loss both in this world and the
A next. However, it would not be right to assess this loss
only in terms of spirituality. A person also faces various hard-
ships, discomfort, and losses caused by thoughtlessness in his
daily life.
So, in this section we will explain the seriousness of this dan-
ger by providing examples of the kind of thoughtlessness that
dogs the unintelligent person throughout his life.

IMPRUDENCE OF A THOUGHTLESS PERSON
In newspapers and television, we witness many occurrences
that come about as a result of a lack of caution. And there is no
end to these happenings. And many people make similar mis-
takes themselves, even though they read about them in the
newspapers. We regularly come across a number of people who
are go to sleep holding a cigarette and burn their homes down,
whose children fall from balconies, whose fingers get caught in
factory machinery, and so on and so forth. Without a doubt such
examples of thoughtlessness are daily events experienced in so-
cieties that have strayed from religion. These people cannot
make accurate predictions on how an event will develop after a
few phases. Similarly, they cannot draw wise conclusions from