حکمت 199: آنان چون گرد هم آیند پیروز شوند، و چون… · Saying 199

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): فِي صِفَةِ الْغَوْغَاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ إِذَا اجْتَمَعُوا غَلَبُوا وَ إِذَا تَفَرَّقُوا لَمْ يُعْرَفُوا وَ قِيلَ بَلْ قَالَ (عليه السلام): هُمُ الَّذِينَ إِذَا اجْتَمَعُوا ضَرُّوا وَ إِذَا تَفَرَّقُوا نَفَعُوا فَقِيلَ قَدْ عَرَفْنَا مَضَرَّةَ اجْتِمَاعِهِمْ فَمَا مَنْفَعَةُ افْتِرَاقِهِمْ فَقَالَ يَرْجِعُ أَصْحَابُ الْمِهَنِ إِلَي مِهْنَتِهِمْ فَيَنْتَفِعُ النَّاسُ بِهِمْ كَرُجُوعِ الْبَنَّاءِ إِلَي بِنَائِهِ وَ النَّسَّاجِ إِلَي مَنْسَجِهِ وَ الْخَبَّازِ إِلَي مَخْبَزِهِ

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said about the crowd of people: These are the people who, when they assemble together, are overwhelming but when they disprese they cannot be reconized. It is related that of this Amie al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: These are the people who when they assemble together cause harm but when they disperse are beneficial. It was pointed out to him: We know their harm at the time of their assembling but what is their benefit at the time of their dispersal? Then he replied: The workers return to their work and prople get benefit out of them, like the return of the mason to the building site, that of the weaver to his loom, and that of the baker to his bakery.