Should any one of you enter a city, he should become a
centre of attraction by reason of his sincerity, his faithfulness and love, his
honesty and fidelity, his truthfulness and loving-kindness towards all the
peoples of the world, so that the people of that city may cry out and say:
‘This man is unquestionably a Bahá’í, for his manners, his behaviour, his
conduct, his morals, his nature, and disposition reflect the attributes of the
Bahá’ís.’ Not until ye attain this station can ye be said to have been faithful
to the Covenant and Testament of God. For He hath, through irrefutable Texts,
entered into a binding Covenant with us all, requiring us to act in accordance
with His sacred instructions and counsels. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, ‘Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá’)
