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An article by a respected guide-assistant, traveler Mohsen, about "Justice! Are all Congress60 members equal in Congress60?"
It is the nature of words that flow throughout universe with the long strides of a little pen.
Justice is one of the words is used repeatedly throughout our life. Justice is one of the spiritual values with a high status in comparison to other values but unfortunately, it is equated with equality in most cases and many believe that establishing justice means that every individual and organization should have the same facilities and conditions in every position.
Addiction treatment is one of the goals of Congress60. Addiction Treatment is upper than withdrawal and balance is above treatment and ultimately, we seek peace by reaching balance so that we can enjoy all the benefits of our life in the best possible way. The word "Justice" appears on Congress60 logo and in according to Congress60 trainings, to attain justice, we need knowledge in order to do the decencies.
Decency is an act with knowledge and the outcome of these two will bring justice. So, as long as we do not have the necessary knowledge and awareness in a field and do not have the ability to put the instructions into practice, in other words, if we do not have the required knowledge that leads to decency, we will never be able to evoke the correct meaning of justice in our mind. Therefore, before we can achieve justice, we must attain knowledge and the ability to do decency, too.
Also, knowing justice holds true in addiction treatment [when one wants to treat his addiction, he is required to know justice]. In Congress60, we know that the three sides of addiction treatment triangle are: Body, psyche and worldview. All of them should be balanced simultaneously, otherwise, we can not come close to tranquility, i.e. liberation from addiction. For instance, when I entered Congress60 as a drug- consumer, I gained knowledge about drugs and by taking it into action, drinking OT [Opium Tincture Syrup] on time in a determined amount, attending the meetings on time, serving in the legion and many other things that is called decency, I could reach balance in the side of psyche and I got liberated from addiction after 10-11 months, ultimately.
In the second part of the agenda which is actually a question, I should say that there are many verses in Qur'an requiring us with the same tone. For instance, "Are those who know and those who do not know alike?" (AZ-ZUMAR-9), "Are those who are blind and those who see alike?" (FAAT'IR-19), "Are the Inmates of the Fire and the Dwellers of the Garden alike?" (AL-H'ASHAR-20) and many other verses which refer to this issue.
The place of a drug- consumer (a newcomer) who has just entered Congress60 and started their treatment, regardless of the amount of consumption (of drugs), type of substance, duration of use, age, race, education, etc. and a first traveler are equal to other members and all the facilities and treatment packages include, attending the public meeting and legion, being served [with tea], listening to the speaker's words and talking about the agenda in workshops and, etc. are the same for all but after a while, these parameters will change over time, depending on the extent to which they put the instructions into practice, they will attain different positions and they (positions) will be certainly changeable based on justice.
It is expected that a guide's behavior with a first traveler who attends the meetings on time and does their duties well differs from a first traveler who has not been able to take their OT on time and attend the workshops regularly.
A first traveler who has a standard travel (treatment) can establish justice in themselves with a similar manner and gaining positions (serving) because in accordance with this verse: "Man shall have nothing but what he strives for", this (attaining justice) is the result of their own efforts.
This is why, all Congress60 members are not equal and the position of a newcomer, a first and second traveler, a Marzban [border-guard] and a guide-assistant are different and each one has their own position and it is just "Justice" and, as mentioned, justice never means equality and will not.
Written by guide assistant, traveler Mohsen
Translated by Companion Marzie Bisjerdi