The Day of Ashura: A Microcosm of the Human Condition

From the creation of the first human to the present population of seven billion, there is undoubtedly a universal agreement that humans are unique from other creation

God has created humans with a special capacity for intellect. Unlike angels who are governed by command, or animals governed by instinct, humans have the unique ability to use their reason to make individual decisions. When the intellect governs a human’s life, the soul strives towards Justice, thus allowing one to manifest one’s true nature. It is one’s choices that ultimately lay out the path for the future with the bricks of history. The successes and failures of people and of civilizations are conducted through a series of choices. In the moment, many choices feel confined to the present. It is not until years later that one can understand how certain decisions shook the earth and will continue to echo through time.

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