Treating Others Well: Misgivings and Repercussions

All religious scriptures, without exception, urge people to treat each other well with all the lofty qualities and values they require. However, there are several misgivings and inquiries that need to be addressed to avoid the negative repercussions of not treating others well. This article aims to shed light on some of the most important questions that arise regarding treating people well, even those who usually behave badly.

The Virtue of Treating Others Well:

In his book "Shortcut for a Better Life", the writer Ziad Rayess mentions: All scriptures, without exception, call on humans to treat each other well, with all the values and lofty qualities it requires. But there are misgivings and inquiries we must shed light on. If they are clear, we can avoid the negative repercussions of refraining from treating others well.

Of course, here we are discussing personal behaviors, not the positions of religious groups or ideological, sectarian entities. It’s important for these concepts to be clear to anyone working in the public sphere, especially in charity.

Several important questions come up. Is it right to treat all people well, even those who usually behave badly? Is it wrong to do that? Even if one of them wrongs you and those you care about? If the wrongdoer is in a dispute with someone you love, should you align with the person you love and ignore goodwill toward the person who hurt them? Does it show your good morals and reputation to treat a wrongdoer well? Is it wise to show hostility toward people who behave badly in every situation? Is there anything wrong with extolling the virtues of someone who’s acted badly if they do something right? Does treating hypocrites well mean they now have a certificate of piety and righteousness?

By considering the questions above, we can conclude that treating people from all segments of society well is the right and required thing to do. This treatment does not imply that others are moral or are behaving well. The determination to treat them well should not be a response to their immorality and bad behavior. It’s actually a motivator and incentive for them to change their ways. The way you treat them may be the spark that awakens their positive internal inhibitions.

As a general rule, people are not entirely bad or entirely good. Whether or not you stand with them in everything they do does not necessarily mean that you’re declaring them a good or bad person.

We must focus on the wrongdoer’s good side. This is an important factor in promoting growth of the good aspects of members of all segments of society. This way of treating people is the core of virtue, which is required of everyone. It’s especially important for people who work in public service and charity to adopt this attitude.

One of the secrets to happiness, through which an individual can earn a high status, is having a pure and peaceful heart when dealing with other people; This requires getting used to being patient and training yourself to overlook the bad and only think well of others. It also demands complete faith that Almighty God rewards people fairly, in this life and in the hereafter.

I think that the era we live in today, with all of its pressures and hardships, is the most in need of more forgiveness and transparency. These will be some of the most important factors in restoring and promoting our society. This doesn’t mean we can’t be careful in everything we do.

Conclusion:

Treating people from all societal groups equally is both morally right and necessary. It does not imply that others are moral or are behaving well, but it is a motivator and an incentive for them to change their ways. Focusiof virtue, which is requng on the wrongdoer’s good side and promoting the growth of the good aspects of members of all segments of society is the core ired of everyone. In today's world, forgiveness and transparency are some of the most important factors in restoring and promoting our society. We must train ourselves to overlook the bad and only think well of others, having complete faith that people are rewarded fairly, in this life and in the hereafter.