You must cling to those things which prove to be the cause
of happiness for the world of man. You must show kindness to the orphans, give
food to the hungry, clothe the naked and offer help to the poor so that you may
be accepted in the Court of God.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a conversation, September
6, 1912, Montreal, Canada, 'Mahmud's Diary')