Address the Good Side of People
Think well of people, always assuming the best of them rather than the worst.
This shift in perspective is essential to cultivating good character. On the other hand, assuming the worst about people is enough reason for us to come to a bad end, so give people the benefit of the doubt!
Address people’s good side, and they will turn their best side towards you. When thinking well of a person, you will treat them kindly, and how you treat that person will determine whether they turn their goodness towards you, turn their backs on you, or even try to harm you.
Respect everyone, even if they are acting the role of the devil, as the human race has been granted endless honour in the Divine Presence, and you cannot know whether that sinner will end up a saint or the saint will become a sinner.
Excerpts from the book: The Timeless Sufi Wisdom of Shaykh Nazim.
By: Ibrahim Shukrullah Gutmann
