Steps to Advancement and Serenity of the Spirit
Once such traits emerge in humans, they will get him to his determined objectives, like the stairs that help someone get to a new level or height. As practice and endurance make an athlete get to the apex of performance, practicing patience and endurance will transcend humankind to the apex of ascension in his path (which is the same as his destiny and God-given composition).
Such traits will create spiritual serenity in people. In discussing the previous quatrain, we stated that as long as the body is unhealthy, and as long as it is with flaws and defects, the spirit cannot provide the necessary serenity, security and mood to carry out deeds. However, if he is adorned with such traits and has therefore advanced in his life, the first result is sure to manifest the easement of spirit, which is the most beautiful and sweetest phenomenon of life. The other reward is gaining nobility. The criteria for the supremacy of individuals and nobility in life are precisely such traits. Those who have such advantages are sure to gain supremacy and precedence in society. Because the criteria for supremacy in the world are science, knowledge, and ethical behavior, those who possess such goodness will be privileged as opposed to those who lack them. This notion was one of the steps to reaching enlightenment.