Islam and Communism — Page 11
11 and deeper when moved and impelled by the desire to excel others. As a matter of fact this spirit of healthy rivalry, of excelling others known as ambition is one of the greatest natural motives which impel man onward and push him to activity as his heart yearns to beat others in the race of life. In Communism this spirit of excelling others is paralysed if not crushed outright. . Individual Sympathy and Fellow-Feeling. . Communism also very greatly interferes in the exercise of human sympathy and fellow-feeling. For, in Communism there is virtually no place for helping one's friends, relatives, neighbours or the poor, which is a feature of individualism. In collectivization it is the government that takes upon itself the duty of providing for others. . Yet philanthropy, fellow-feeling and individual sympathy are qualities vital to man in the improvement and perfection of his morals. Human nature is quickened to its fullest when it is moved to pity,