SAEDNEWS: Speaking to Iranian elites in China, President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that ignorance and denial of truth lead to injustice and conflict. He stressed the need for open-mindedness, education, and proper understanding of global changes, from technology to social progress.
According to Saed News, Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, in a conversation with a group of Iranian elites residing in China, highlighted the importance of correctly understanding global developments and said: “Many people have eyes but do not see, and ears but do not hear. When a person becomes trapped in narrow mental frameworks, his view of the world and others becomes top-down, which makes him blind to many realities and leads him to deny the truth.”
He added: “The Holy Quran points out that some people, due to a lack of knowledge or proper understanding, reject the word of truth, and this denial ultimately seals the fate of the oppressors. An oppressor is one who hears the truth but does not accept it.”
The President continued: “As long as a person does not look at the world and fails to see the development and progress of others, his mind will not open. A society that remains within a closed framework will not understand modern realities such as new technologies or phenomena like artificial intelligence.”
Pezeshkian emphasized: “Many disputes and conflicts stem from ignorance and lack of awareness. One who denies clear truth is in fact misled due to ignorance or inability to interpret it correctly. The Quran also says that some have ears but do not hear, and eyes but do not see; this is blindness of insight.”
He noted: “Your presence as Iranian elites in China is a valuable opportunity to develop a broader perspective on global realities. Data and statistics show that any society can transform its behavior, industry, and structure in a short time, provided that there is willpower and the right outlook.”
The President stressed: “From childhood in schools and universities, we must institutionalize the practice of seeing correctly, listening correctly, and constructive interaction. The human mind is like a computer—if it is programmed correctly from the beginning, it will perceive every reality; but if its framework is limited, it will only respond to every truth by saying, ‘I don’t understand.’”
