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               120  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 9 (31): 93-144, Summer 2022

               will, and authority. Having            given to us by God and not
               all  these  blessings  entails         to envy the ability, potentials,
               responsibilities. The best way         possessions, etc. of others.
               we  can  honor  ourselves  is             -  Having  valuable  goals

               by  giving  the  various                  in life. One who respects
               elements  of  our  body  their            his-self    would      never
               correct due.                              believe  that  life  was
                  The  fourth  Imam,  Imam               bestowed in vanity.

               Zain al-Abidin has a famous               -  Having  a  nice  and
               book called “The Treatise of              smiling appearance.
               Rights” wherein he mentions               - Taking care of physical

               the rights of our body parts              as well as mental health.
               as  well  as  the  society  in            - Having values in life.
               which we live. Some of the                - Having self-esteem.

               ways  in  which  we  can                  - Respecting others.
               honor  ourselves  and  the                - The perfect example of
               others are as follows:                    self-respect  is  to  avoid

                  - Accepting Ourselves and              sins.  If  we  sin,  we  are
                  the people as they are.                creating      barriers     to
               Of  course,  this  doesn’t                reaching perfection.
               mean that we should strive

               to  achieve  higher  ranks  in               There  are  many  other
               material as well as spiritual.            things for which one can
               What is meant here is to be               refer  to  the  book,  “The

               grateful for the capabilities             Treatise of Rights”.
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