يكصد و پنجاه درس زندگى - مكارم شيرازى، ناصر - الصفحة ٧٥ - Lesson seventy five Effect of sin
Lesson seventy five :Effect of sin
Imam Sadegh( A. S. )says:
مَنْ يَمُوتُ بالذُّنُوبِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّنْ يَمُوتُ بِالآجالِ وَ مَنْ يَعِيشُ بِالإِحْسانِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّنْ يَعِيشُ بِالأَعْمارِ
Translation
Those who die as a result of sin are more than those who die due to natural death, and those who have a long life as a result of beneficence are more than those who have a long life due to natural life..
Brief description
It is proved today that the cause of most physical diseases is spiritual and immaterial factors, and one of the most important causes of mental diseases is the heavy pressures imposed on man's soul by his conscience. A sinner is judged in the court of conscience and suffers painful spiritual punishments and its reaction is manifested in body and soul and even in the form of deaths. On the contrary, the beneficent people are encouraged by their conscience and this spiritual encourage empowers them and makes them cheerful and therefore their life time is increased. Hence, sin shortens life, and beneficence prolongs man's life.