زندگى تحت توفيقات اصول اخلاق - مكارم شيرازى، ناصر - الصفحة ١٢٢ - Privileges of man's social life

٧- And finally some say that discovering this concept that whyman has intended to social life since millions of years ago when man is created, is not possible. Because, lapse of centuries and ages has obscured this and similar issues and we do not have available significant documents for judging in this respect.

Although the recent view seems more realistic than the otheropinions, and judgement about the main cause of man'sattention to the society in the past is not an easy task, butobviously first of all, present continuation of this social life isindebted to" desire in perfection" and" development of man'srequir ements" and" disability in fulfilling them".

It should be explained that in one hand man sees that hiscorporeal requirements including cloth, food, house, medicine, and his spiritual requirements, including sciences, knowledge, training, various tastes and initiatives, and feeling spiritu alsecurity and attracting others' affections are so extensive andnumerous that it is not possible for one to fulfill all of themalone. Rather, supplying each of these requirements, accordingto the fastidious nature of human, should be performed by theindividuals and groups being proficient and skillful in their task.

And on the other hand, man's escape from monotony anduniformity of life and willing to a better and more perfect life, thefeatures of man's life, which are rarely found in the animals, make him to join social life, because this objective is not possibleunless thanks to the accumulation of different thoughts, powersand talents. These two are the most important factors makingman to continue his social life.