The way of speaking
“Your tongue, indeed, is a dangerous thing. It is essential to control it and train it to speak good words. Always practice speaking only what is good; do not utter evil things, even in jest.
If you train your tongue in this manner, you are the one who will reap the benefits that come from it. Likewise, you alone will have to bear the consequences of the evils caused by the tongue.
Therefore, accustom your tongue to good speech. It will function exactly how you train it.”
Benefits of being alone
Times have changed; Brothers have changed. I have found that solitude alone can bring peace to the heart. Just like yesterday which has passed, the mindset of keeping one’s word has vanished. Today, people are lost in delusion and contradictory paths. They proclaim loudly that there is love and purity among them. However, their hearts are surrounded by venomous scorpions.
When the scholar Sufyan al-Thawri(RA) asked, “Why did you choose solitude?”, the Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(RA) replied this.
