17 October 1911
Paris, France
I wish you to study the works of the Blessed Beauty and to live
according to His teaching. The basis of the teaching of Bahá'u'lláh is as
follows:
Bear in your heart great love to all races on earth, to the
ends that unity may be established between them. Take an interest in everyone
and find out how you can help them, so that all may see that your love is truly
universal. Do the Will of God, do not only speak about it; the elect of God do
this. People do much speaking to advance their own glory and to make themselves
appear superior to their neighbours. But if you do the Will of God and do not
blazon it abroad, then you will change the whole world. They who do most speak
least.
Man must ever be thinking of drawing nearer to God…
I hope that you will someday be able to hinder such actions,
and thus enable justice to reign everywhere. I hope you will be able to make
all hearts pure and tender, all efforts sincere, so that everyone may work for
the good of humanity. This is my prayer and desire.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of 'Abdu'l-Baha, from a talk,;Star of the West’, vol.2,
no. 16, December 31, 1911)
