This text is not about the wretches who have made greed their trade, but about chaste and honorable, fair and…

This text is not about the wretches who have made greed their trade, but about chaste and honorable, fair and upright people who fall into the trap of need. Need is a blessing for a person. If he has fallen into heedlessness, he wakes up. If he has forgotten God, he remembers Him. Among many afflictions, need has such good qualities. Besides that, need bends your ego — it makes you beg for help at other people's doors and turns your face pale. The heart of a needy person trembles, and he falls into a helpless state. Can you know how high the rank rises of the person who answers “Here I am” to his cry — to the words he says asking for help — at such a moment? One man says: “I fell into a difficult situation. If you are useful to people, you are needed. Whether it is knowledge or money — if you are useful, you are counted among people. One by one I knocked on my friends' doors. Naturally, I turned to those who had the means. Then one friend said he would give such-and-such a part. I cannot tell you how moved I was. He said it without any words or explanations. When I think back, he was always like that.” In need, a person must on the one hand protect his dignity, and on the other hand cover what is necessary. Two swords on two sides are ready to strike you — wherever you run, one of them will cut you: if you ask for money, your head bows; if you do not ask, necessity presses hard on you. This process is a process of sifting friends. Your friend does not let a burden fall on you; he bears the hardship for you and takes care of you. The two-faced one, however, knowing your need, reminds you of your shortages and tells you to bear your own torment yourself; such people are not friends, although even simple humanity calls for compassion toward another person. In order not to be in need, one should not borrow from anyone. In order not to be in need, one must not undertake things beyond one's financial strength. In order not to be in need, you are required to work and to spend the money you earn where it belongs. A person who buys unnecessary things falls into need. If you have no money in hand, you take money from someone, make the terms of the partnership half-baked and start a business, and if your business does not go well, in the end you get into trouble with a half-baked partner. If you take a loan or some other kind of debt to buy something you do not absolutely need, it will suck your blood every month. Wealth is given by God; if a large amount of wealth happens to be passing through your hands, do not wait for people to ask you — seek out the needy yourself and help them; oh, oh, you cannot even imagine what blessing this deed will bring.

Akrom MALIK