Let those who meet you know without your saying so that you
are a Bahá'í. You must manifest the most sincere love for all. Your hearts must
burn with love for all. Let the people see that you are filled with universal
love. If you meet a Persian, talk with him without ceremony, ask where he lives
and try to help him. Likewise speak to all strangers who seem lonely and give
them your willing service. Be loving to them, Turks, Arabs, Indians, Chinese,
Americans, Japanese - all. If they are poor, help them with money; if they are
sad, comfort them; if they are distraught, quiet them; till all the world shall
see that you have in truth the universal love. It is all very well for you to
say that you agree with all this, that it is good-but you must put it into
practice.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha; From a compilation of ‘Discourses of
‘Abdu’l-Baha given in London and Paris’; Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 19,
March 2, 1912)
