A layman complained to a Sufi about the dominance of wicked people.
“All my life I have suffered from human malice and wickedness,” he complained. “So-and-so reproached me and unjustly condemned me, so-and-so let me down in business, so-and-so deceived me, so-and-so did not share the profit with me...
Complaints flowed in an endless stream. The Sufi was silent without interrupting him. Finally he fell silent, finally asking: “What should I do?”
“Don’t be like fools who notice only mistakes, blunders and evil in the people with whom they live and communicate,” answered the Sufi. “These foolish people do not pay attention to the merits of people.” They are like flies clinging to the sores of the body.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru