He [‘Abdu’l-Baha] did not take a sleeper on the train this
evening, saying:
“It is not a matter of our reluctance to pay one dollar but
of our unwillingness to be dependent on bodily comfort. We must be equal to the
hardships of traveling like a soldier in the path of truth and not be slaves to
bodily ease and comfort. American trains especially are very clean and
comfortable and there isn't great distinction between the trains except for
having sleepers.”
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, on the train, October 30, en route from Denver to Chicago,
recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
