O ye spiritual friends! Such must be your constancy that
should the evil-wishers put every believer to death and only one remain, that
one, singly and alone, will withstand all the peoples of the earth, and will go
on scattering far and wide the sweet and holy fragrances
of God. Wherefore, should any fearsome news, any word of terrifying events,
reach you from the Holy Land, see to it that ye waver not, be ye not stricken
by grief, be ye not shaken. Rather, rise ye up instantly, with iron resolve, and
serve ye the Kingdom of God.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
