Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 81

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About the World and its People

How shall I describe this world whose beginning is grief and
whose end is destruction? The lawful actions performed here have to be accounted for, while for the forbidden one there is punishment.
Whoever is rich here faces mischief and whoever is poor gets grief.
One who hankers after it does not get it. If one keeps away from it then
it advances towards him. If one sees through it, it would bestow him
sight, but if one has his eye on it then it would blind him.