🔹 Persians considered this, thus: namely, a man's religion is that which he truly desireth and for which he is willing to surrender his body. Thus, one must ponder his desires and consider well that for which he is prepared to yield his body. In matters of faith, there exist certain things for which a man must offer his body in submission. If, when confronted with that which demandeth the surrender of his body, he indeed doth yield it, then doth he remain steadfast in his faith. Those things for which a man doth surrender his body must be of such weight and consequence that they are held as irreplaceable. For the sake of religion, if need so requireth, a man ought to surrender his body for his spouse, his offspring and and other righteous souls. (166)[Dēnkart VI 𐭣𐭩𐭭𐭪𐭠𐭫𐭲: The Wisdom of Sasanian Sages, by Aturpāt-i Ēmētān, translated to English from Pahlavi][Iranian soldiers pose with the statue of Shapur I, King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran]#گفتاورد#quote🔸🔸@philosophic_books@homerbooks@homerquotes