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true friend loves for our own sake A person who has gained
but any enemy pursues his/her knowledge through thinking, this
interests by interacting with us. knowledge induces desire,
Moreover, human sensual inclination, and love, leading to
desires sometimes lead them to action. However, some
a destructive and harmful path. prearrangements should be made
The devil also deceives humans for further development. Some
with temptations, incitement of practices are also needed to promote
instincts, and embellishment of practical skills. Thus, timely
the worthless manifestations of warnings and reminders can lead to
the world, wasting their lives and effective action (Ibid, 2007b: 103).
intellectual and spiritual assets.
Some people may show sympathy • The Necessity of Knowing
for us, but they demand more in the Client’s Emotional
State in Counseling and
return and seek to take advantage Education
of us to serve their interests. A good counselor should
A wise counselor must warn identify different emotional
a person who is looking for states of clients and ask
growth and reaching the desired questions that induce their
goal in life and remind him/her of stream of thought so that the
things that may hinder his/her clients are encouraged to seek
development and also procrastination the truth. Ali Safaei has
(Ṣafāei Ḥāeri, 2007a & 2007b: 100). introduced several emotional
The counselor’s warnings can states and the way to address
help a person better understand their them, which are beyond the
great spiritual assets, unfathomable scope of this paper.
existence, human hardships, divine
grandeur, enemies, deaths, pains, 4. An Overview of Ali Ṣafāei
and sufferings. However, such Ḥāeri’s Approach
warnings can lead to further The main focus of Ali Ṣafāei Ḥāeri’s
developments and accomplishments approach to philosophical
if they are welcome and accepted by counseling is on the client’s
the client. free-thinking and self-
transformation. However, the
