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humbleness, but forgiveness is the sign of magnanimity andpersonality. Forgiveness and pardon are always in personal concerns towards one that a man is able to take revenge on him, not in social concerns and rights of the society. Even if forgiveness in personal affairs and individual rights results in daring of the other party, it is not a proper and correct action.

٤- Stopping violence Resorting to violence in solving social problems, particularly global and international problems, is one of the most important causes of conflicts and hard struggles as well as dangerous and unpleasant events.

Resorting to violence excites the sense of malice in the heartsand lightens the fire of vengeance.

Resorting to violence not only does not have any effect inrelieving crises and problems, but also it often intensifies thecrises and increases the problems and a lot of problems ofpresent world originate from it.

Resorting to violence is never advisable, and man shallalways spend a high cost for it, and those who commit it, shouldpay a heavy indemnity for it.

However, this deed, despite of all of its ominous defects, risksand consequences is the first solution which sounds to everybodyfor solving the problems, because resorting to peaceful solutionsand stopping violence has an intellectual aspect and applying violence has an emotional aspect, and we know that man'sintell ectual growth and development is the latest stage of hisgrowth, while emotion's evolution period is earlier. Most peoplelive in emotional stage and are affected by it.