Consecrate all thy time to the service of the Kingdom of God
and the propagator of its principles. Let thine own supreme concern be the
promotion of the Word of God.
Thou wilt ever be surrounded by the invisible angels of
Confirmations and they will always come to thy assistance. Whenever thou dost
enter a meeting, raise thy voice and say:
“O ye believers of God! This day is the day of your
attraction! This day is the day in which you must diffuse the Fragrances of
God! This day is the day that you must unfurl the Banner of the Kingdom of
Abha! This day is the day of Peace and Concord! This day is the day of the
proclamation of the oneness of the world of humanity! This day is the day of
forgiveness and leniency! This day is the day of Truth and righteousness! This
day is the day of conciliation and beatitude! This day is the day of awakening
and enkindlement! Waste not your precious time in fault-finding and backbiting.
Polish the surface of the mirrors of your hearts from the dross of human
frailties. If you live according to the standard of other communities, then
what difference does there exist between you and them? Baha'u'llah has summoned
you to such a lofty summit the very thought of which is too dazzling a
prospect! He has not chosen you to be satisfied with water and clay!"
If some people come to thee alone complaining against each
other, don't listen to them, don't let them breathe the faults of others in thy
presence. Tell them:
"I have not come here to engage my time with these
things. I am not a judge. I have come to summon the people to the Kingdom of
Abha, to call you to unity and accord, to raise the dead, make mindful those
who are unaware, awaken those who are asleep, breathe new life into the
mouldering bones and sound the trumpet of resurrection! Friends! It is high
time for you to throw away these tales, these barren stories. God is not
pleased with them, humanity is not pleased with them. Your time is too costly
to be expended on these trifling events. You are made in the image and likeness
of God. Your birthright is more valuable than all the treasures of the empires.
Arise with heart and soul and let not these golden days slip by without
results! This day is the day of the splendors of the Sun of Reality! This day
is the day of the Lord of the Kingdom! This day is the day of the fulfillment
of glorious promises! This day is the day of joy and fragrance!"
Petty bickerings and jealousies make one lose all the traces
of spirituality, ex-communicate a person from the divine company of the worthy
ones, submerge one in the sea of phantasms, suffer one to become cold and
pessimistic and throw him headlong into the depths of despair and hopelessness!
You must not listen to any one speaking about another; because no sooner do you
listen to one than you must listen to someone else, and thus the circle will be
enlarged endlessly. Therefore, say to them: "O friends! Let us come
together, forget all our self-thoughts and be in one accord, and cry at the top
of our voices, 'Ya Baha’u’l-Abha!”
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to Mrs. Stannard
before her departure for India. Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 1, March 21,
1914)
