بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم TENDERNESS .الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يُستَعانُ على السُّرورِ إلّا باللِّينِ “Happiness is useless without tenderness." Imam Ali (a) (Matalib al-Sa’ul) If happiness is the sun, tenderness is water. No matter how bright the sun shines, a flower will not bloom until it’s watered. This saying is so subtle yet very clear. Most of the time, we forget to nurture ourselves and our loved ones, we ignore the importance of the Yin (feminine energy) in our lives. One cannot simply feel bliss minus gentleness, as the ultimate happiness is fragmented without the element of softness. Imam Ali (a) said: ‘Through gentleness, the souls feel at ease.’ [Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim] When the soul feels at ease, it naturally goes to where it came from, it elevates and flows in the direction of the source, the higher self, the Creator. Softness in a spiritual pursuit matters because the world has no shortage of aggressive certainty. People are sure that their ...