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What is the relationship between regulating human emotions and awareness of the present moment (a particular segment of time), as expressed in the verse «لا تاسوا علی ما فاتکم و لا تفرحوا بما آتاکم»?
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
Our sense of time passing in certain emotional states depends on the intensity of our emotional and nervous-system responses, our heart rate, and the focus of our thoughts; it has nothing to do with time itself contracting or expanding. The noble verse «لا تأسوا علی ما فاتکم و لا تفرحوا بما آتاکم» should not be interpreted superficially. It carries particular allusions, including the oppression suffered by the Ahl al-Bayt (AS) and the rule of tyrants.
The sense that time is passing during particular spiritual states has nothing to do with time’s contraction or expansion. Rather, it is a sensory perception of time’s passage, shaped by the intensity of one’s emotional and nervous arousal, heartbeat, blood circulation, concentration of thought, and other factors.
The noble verse should not be subjected to superficial interpretation or allegorical reading. It contains subtle allusions, including to the oppression suffered by the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) and the rule of tyrants!