Of what benefit to
humanity is the body’s comfort which consists of the night’s rest, the
day’s talk, the gathering of provisions
in the morning, enjoyment of the fireplace in the evening, and the pleasure of a highly comfortable and
extravagant bed made of finest silk and brocade! A considerable time is wasted
in idle talk. Once it comes to an end, it is loss upon loss and manifest
perdition.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Cited by the Universal House of
Justice in a letter dated 158 B.E. addressed to the Iranian believers
throughout the world)
