Perfect man and perfect behaviour (13)

School of Weakness

From theoretical-philosophical point of view, as the school of “Divine love” stays in the opposite side from the school of “Mind”, the school of “Weakness” also stays in the opposite side from the school of “Power”.

The school of “Weakness” considers the perfectness of man in his weakness.

According to this school:

-      Powerful person might not be perfect man, because he will conduct aggressiveness.

-      Person is an ant that under foot, but not bee that stings.

-      For human lack of power is blessing, because in this case he is not able to wound people.

Morteza Motahhari criticizes this school and says:

-      Don’t be an ant that under foot, or bee that stings, be thankful that you don’t wound people when you are powerful.

-      Because, this is not perfectness that you are not tyrant when you are not powerful.

-      Perfectness is that you are not tyrant when you are powerful.

-      Asceticism is completely wrong even with the intention of innocence.

Used from M.Motahhari “Perfect man”