October 24, 2011
Paris
An Indian said to
‘Abdu’l-Bahá:
‘My aim in life
is to transmit as far as in me lies the message of Krishna to the world.’
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
said:
The Message of Krishna is the message of love. All God’s prophets have
brought the message of love. None has ever thought that war and hate are good.
Every one agrees in saying that love and kindness are best.
Love manifests
its reality in deeds, not only in words—these alone are without effect. In
order that love may manifest its power there must be an object, an instrument,
a motive.
There are many
ways of expressing the love principle; there is love for the family, for the
country, for the race, there is political enthusiasm, there is also the love of
community of interest in service. These are all ways and means of showing the
power of love. Without any such means, love would be unseen, unheard,
unfelt—altogether unexpressed, unmanifested! Water shows its power in various
ways, in quenching thirst, causing seed to grow, etc. Coal expresses one of its
principles in gas-light, while one of the powers of electricity is shown in the
electric light. If there were neither gas nor electricity, the nights of the
world would be darkness! So, it is necessary to have an instrument, a motive
for love’s manifestation, an object, a mode of expression.
