‘Abdu’l-Baha went to Mrs. Parsons's home in the afternoon.
He was asked about His health and the climate, to which He replied:
“The air of this place is good. But we are happy wherever we
go; our happiness consists in service to the Most Holy Threshold. We have not
come to America on a pleasure trip; we are here to serve the Court of the
Blessed Beauty. Whenever we succeed in this purpose, that place is good. A
merchant is happy whenever his goods find a market, wherever it may be.” (‘Abdu’l-Baha,
from an address, July 29, 1912, Dublin, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
