Love is illumination. Love is the cause of life. Hatred is
conducive to death. Undoubtedly wise men prefer life to death, unity to
discord, and will endeavor with heart and soul that these impenetrable dark
clouds may vanish and the Sun of Reality may shine forth; this world may become
another world; this mound of earth may be changed into a delectable paradise,
the East and the West may embrace each other, the North and the South may clasp
hands of true fellowship, so that the true, divine Love may become unveiled in
the world of man. For to love man is to love God, and to be kind to the people is
to serve God. Pray and exert yourselves with heart and soul so that you may
become the means of creating love among the children of men.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, November 24, 1911, Paris, France; Star of the West, vol. 2, no.
18, February 7, 1912)
