📘Should children be polite or comfortable in front of their father?
In fact, children should be both polite and comfortable in front of their father. It is a combination of these two. Sometimes a child should be polite in front of his or her father, very strictly polite! And, sometimes a child should be comfortable with his or her father. Pay attention to this interesting combination in Imam Sajjād’s (as) words. Imam Sajjād (as) said, “O God, in front of my parents make me like a servant in front of a strict ruler. Meanwhile, make me kind to them like a mother who is kind to her baby.” Think about how a servant behaves in front of a strict ruler and how he obeys him fearfully. The Imam (as) asks to be made humble like this in front of his parents so that he will obey them fearfully. With this beautiful phrase from Imam Sajjād (as) everything has become clear. If you obey your father fearfully very much, he will say, “I love you my dear. Don’t be so strict with yourself. Be comfortable my dear!” But, if you become too intimate with your father and get out of balance in being kind to your father, naturally he will feel humiliated and say, “But I’m your father, not your son!” Therefore, the combination of these two is beautiful and not one of them by itself.
You should learn to work with these combinations and bring these opposites together. For example, you should learn to smile when you are sad. Being able to combine these opposites makes a person grow. It is in the same way with regards to our behavior toward the Almighty God too. Do we have to be polite in front of God, or should we behave in any way that we want? Sometimes we can be comfortable, not think about special rituals, and say whatever we want. But sometimes we should be polite. And that is a very strict and precise politeness. The combination of these two is very beautiful. So, one should sometimes behave very politely when talking to Him. And the peak of our politeness in front of God is when we are praying. On the other hand, sometimes you can comfortably say whatever you want to God.
🔻From the Book, “How to Pray a Good Prayer” by Ali Reza Panahian
👉🏼 This book is available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle edition.
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@PanahianEN
In fact, children should be both polite and comfortable in front of their father. It is a combination of these two. Sometimes a child should be polite in front of his or her father, very strictly polite! And, sometimes a child should be comfortable with his or her father. Pay attention to this interesting combination in Imam Sajjād’s (as) words. Imam Sajjād (as) said, “O God, in front of my parents make me like a servant in front of a strict ruler. Meanwhile, make me kind to them like a mother who is kind to her baby.” Think about how a servant behaves in front of a strict ruler and how he obeys him fearfully. The Imam (as) asks to be made humble like this in front of his parents so that he will obey them fearfully. With this beautiful phrase from Imam Sajjād (as) everything has become clear. If you obey your father fearfully very much, he will say, “I love you my dear. Don’t be so strict with yourself. Be comfortable my dear!” But, if you become too intimate with your father and get out of balance in being kind to your father, naturally he will feel humiliated and say, “But I’m your father, not your son!” Therefore, the combination of these two is beautiful and not one of them by itself.
You should learn to work with these combinations and bring these opposites together. For example, you should learn to smile when you are sad. Being able to combine these opposites makes a person grow. It is in the same way with regards to our behavior toward the Almighty God too. Do we have to be polite in front of God, or should we behave in any way that we want? Sometimes we can be comfortable, not think about special rituals, and say whatever we want. But sometimes we should be polite. And that is a very strict and precise politeness. The combination of these two is very beautiful. So, one should sometimes behave very politely when talking to Him. And the peak of our politeness in front of God is when we are praying. On the other hand, sometimes you can comfortably say whatever you want to God.
🔻From the Book, “How to Pray a Good Prayer” by Ali Reza Panahian
👉🏼 This book is available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle edition.
#HowToPrayAGoodPrayer
@PanahianEN