Closeness, Not Separation

The Flowers Of Guidance Volume One Ethical Education from the Prophets

So, if a person gets close to another due to awareness or awakening, out of the need for affection, or to steal the other’s heart, faith, and mind, is it ever appropriate to abandon them afterward? When has this ever been acceptable that someone sets another person’s heart on fire with affection, connection, and closeness, then creates agitation in their hearts with unfair actions and whims? Such separations are painful for all elements of the universe. We have seen the turmoil that arises when separation occurs between bundles of atoms, and how it sets a universe on fire. Atomic bombs are one example of such anarchies. If such unkindness occurs among animals and birds that have tight and orderly social structures, by the will of God, it generates horrific anarchy. So, why should we human beings, who are equipped with the tools of logic according to our mental capabilities, do something that harms our brothers?