زندگى تحت توفيقات اصول اخلاق - مكارم شيرازى، ناصر - الصفحة ٤٨ - Exceptional cases in which seclusion is permitted

Moreover, dissociable people are often mirthless, rarelylaugh, less often fun, have less recreation, and their life is monotonous and boring. This point disturbs their spiritual balance, and causes a sort of uneasiness in them, and if they are afflicted to some complexes, they always live in a sort of anxiety and mental disease because of not having available any means for removing them, and this increases their anger and ill humor.

٦- Deprival from sciences and experiences: There are a lot ofsciences and knowledge which should be acquired throug hlistening to the great men and their methods and being inspiredby their way of thought. It goes without saying that such sciencescould be only acquired through association, and it is not possibleto acquire expertness and different experiences in seclusion. Rather, the way of achieving them is, living in the heart ofsociety. We also know that life has no fruit save useful andbeneficial experiences.

Taking into account above realities and the advantages anddisa dvantages mentioned for association and seclusion, thepreference of theory and logic of advocators of association isclearly obvious.

Exceptional cases in which seclusion is permitted

It is noteworthy that although the foundation of life of eachman should be based on association and communication with people, but there are some exceptional cases in which there is no alternative other than seclusion and dissociation or at least minimizing association, and that is when a man is exposed to a very poisonous and vicious environment, and therein the result of association is nothing save deviation and stain. Surely, one