The first remedy of all is to guide the people aright, so
that they will turn themselves unto God, and listen to His counsellings, and go
forth with hearing ears and seeing eyes. Once this speedily effective draught
is given them, then, in accordance with the Teachings, they must be led to
acquire the characteristics and the behaviour of the Concourse on high, and
encouraged to seek out all the bounties of the Abhá Realm. They must cleanse
their hearts from even the slightest trace of hatred and spite, and they must
set about being truthful and honest, conciliatory and loving to all
humankind—so that East and West will, even as two lovers, hold each other
close; that hatred and hostility will perish from the earth, and universal peace
be firmly rooted in their place.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings
of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
