Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as): The man for whom each day passes exactly the same as another [where there is no change in his character or his deeds] is indeed a loser. And the man for whom the next day is always worse than the previous day is indeed deceived. And the man who never seeks to rectify his faults day after day is indeed at a loss, and whoever passes his days in such loss, death is surely better for him. Nuzhat al-Nāẓir wa Tanbīh al-Khāṭir