 then he abandoned boredom and boredom is one of the natural morals in man and it is more appropriate for the one who is afflicted with it that he will not have a clear friend nor will he be a true brother nor will he be steadfast in his covenant nor will he be patient in his familiarity nor will he extend his assistance to a lover nor will he believe in his affection or hatred. and the first thing people should do is not to bring him close to them and if they flee from his company and meeting him then they will not find anything pleasant from him and therefore we have removed this characteristic from lovers and made it for the beloved so they are generally people of injustice suspicion and exposure to boycott as for the one who adorns himself with the name of love while he is bored then he is not one of them and it is his right not to taste its taste and he is denied from the people of this characteristic and not included in their group.
٥ ثم هجر الملل، والملل من الأخلاق المطبوعة في الإنسان، وأحرى لمن دهي به ألا يصفو له صديق، ولا يصح له إخاء، ولا يثبت على عهد، ولا يصبر على إلف ولا تطول مساعدته لمحب، ولا يعتقد منه ود ولا بغضة. وأولى الأمور بالناس ألا يقربوه منهم وإن يفروا عن صحبته ولقائه، فلن يحلو منه بطائل، ولذلك أبعدنا هذه الصفة عن المحبين وجعلناها في المحبوبين، فهم بالجملة أهل التجني والتظني والتعرض للمقاطعة؛ وأما من تزيا باسم الحب وهو ملول فليس منهم، وحقه ألا يتجرع مذاقه ، وينفى عن أهل هذه الصفة ولا يدخل في جملتهم.