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EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?
As a consequence of all this distorted logic, the concept of
"loving someone" takes on a different meaning. The degree of
love is in direct proportion to how much one can show off with
that relationship and how much material benefit one can derive
from it. Another feature of the system in which people do not live
by religious moral values is the way that love is equated with
various images and pictures. This is, of course, not true love. In
this society of ignorance, the majority of young girls allegedly
fall "in love" at first sight with someone who has the latest model
of car, a flashy home and a reasonable appearance. But when
these worldly characteristics disappear for any reason, such as
sickness or poverty, then that love comes to an end, too.
The society the individual lives in, while forming his value-
judgment and shapes his thoughts and feelings, eventually turns
him into someone who gives no thought to the purpose of life,
his existence, religion and Allah. This is because the society of ig-
norance that programs him has laid countless duties at his door.
First of all, he needs to be the captain who saves his ship, thus
earning his status in society. In order to reach this goal, he shall
have to manipulate and abuse people.
Because according to this ignorant conception, "life is a
struggle" and,again due to this twisted perspective, "big fish
should be swallowing up the little one." Elimination of the weak
is regarded as literally a "law of nature". He does not care about
others having the same mentality, so long as they do not use it
against him because he would always "let sleeping dogs lie."
But once things do not work out as he plans and he fails in
his attempts to gain some "status" in society, the mentality he fa-
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