The aim of the appearance of the Blessed Perfection—may my
life be a sacrifice for His beloved ones! —was the unity and agreement of all
the people of the world. Therefore, my utmost desire, firstly, is the accord
and union and love of the believers and after that of all the people of the
world. Now, if unity and agreement is not established among the believers, I
will become heartbroken and the afflictions will leave a greater imprint upon
me. But if the fragrance of love and unity among the believers is wafted to my
nostrils, every trial will become a mercy, every unhappiness a joy, every
difficulty an expansion, every misery a treasure and every hardship a felicity.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
