?How to create an equilibrium in our personality

Imam Sajjad peace be uponhim says in supplication no.20 of Sahifa:

الّلهُمّ … لَا تَرْفَعْنِی فِی النَّاسِ دَرَجَةً إِلَّا حَطَطْتَنِیعِنْدَ نَفْسِی مِثْلَهَا؛

O God! Raise me not asingle degree before the people without lowering me its like in myself.

Let me explain the wordof Imam by using a narration from the merciful prophet of Islam.

The prophet says:

کفی بالمرء فتنه ان یشار الیهبالاصابع فی دین او دنیا؛

To test a person, it isenough for him to become famous, to possess a good reputation, for his religious positionor his worldly status.

So if we have not trainedourselves well, when achieving a position, we may lose ourselves and forget whowe were. As a result, some bad consequences will be waiting for us. For example, we may be afflicted by pride and arrogance, and this is morallyconsidered as a deadly poison.

And that is why, Imam Sajjadpeace be upon him addresses God Almighty and says:

 O God! Whenever I got a grade or rank beforethe people, create a humility to me, to feel an equilibrium in myself.