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Greatest Betrayals

How ego and self-interest destroy the bonds of love and trust between people.

October 30, 2026 1 min read

Hooshmand M Kalayeh, Scientist • Author • Artist • Inventor • Independent Thinker • Promoter of a Harmonious World on Notable Men

Hooshmand M Kalayeh

Scientist • Author • Artist • Inventor • Independent Thinker • Promoter of a Harmonious World, EconomicXray

Greatest Betrayals

The Greatest Betrayals

When the light of love is obscured by clouds of ego, eyes can’t see the tears on the face of love, ears can’t hear the voice of love, and hearts can’t feel the pain of love. Then brothers seek self-interest and superiority over brothers, and sons over fathers. People betray each other.

Jesus was sold for 30 pieces of silver, Baha’u’llah was poisoned by his own brother, and Julius Caesar was betrayed by his own senators.

This personal and social trait has been diagnosed, and remedies have been proposed by numerous spiritual leaders throughout history. But it has metastasized into the very fabric of our inner and outer being!

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