We are striving with heart and soul, resting neither day nor
night, seeking not a moment’s ease, to make this world of man the mirror of the
unity of God. Then how much more must the beloved of the Lord reflect that
unity? And this cherished hope, this yearning wish of ours will be visibly
fulfilled only on the day when the true friends of God arise to carry out the
Teachings of the Abhá Beauty—may my life be a ransom for His lovers! One
amongst His Teachings is this, that love and good faith must so dominate the
human heart that men will regard the stranger as a familiar friend, the
malefactor as one of their own, the alien even as a loved one, the enemy as a
companion dear and close.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha,
‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha)
