A young man said: “I have never heard of Bahá’u’lláh, I have
only recently read about this movement, but I recognize
the mission of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and desire to be a disciple. I have always believed
in the brotherhood of man as the ultimate solvent of all our national and
international difficulties.”
‘Abdu’l-Baha: “It makes no difference whether you have ever heard of Bahá’u’lláh
or not, the man who lives the life according to the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh is
already a Bahá’í. On the other hand a man may call himself a Bahá’í for fifty
years and if he does not live the life he is not a Bahá’í. An ugly man may call
himself handsome, but he deceives no one...”
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, notes of a
conversation, London, England, 1911; ‘’Abdu’l-Baha in London’)
