Chapter 59

SCHANDENFREUDE

Schadenfreude stands for the enjoyment obtained from others’
troubles.Itsuggestsignobilityandmeanness.Experimentshaveshown
thatthosewhoareenjoyedforothers’misfortuneswouldeventuallybe
inflicted bysimilar misfortunes.Imam as-Sadiq (a) said, “He whoever
expressesgleeforothers’misfortuneswillnotleavethisworldbeforebe-
inginflictedbyamisfortune.”.Schadenfreudeoriginatesspitesandan-
imosity among people.