Men keep their possessions for their own enjoyment and do
not share sufficiently with others the bounty received from God. Spring is thus
changed into the winter of selfishness and egotism. Jesus Christ said ‘Ye must
be born again’ so that divine Life may spring anew within you. Be kind to all
around and serve one another; love to be just and true in all your dealings;
pray always and so live your life that sorrow cannot touch you. Look upon the
people of your own race and those of other races as members of one organism;
sons of the same Father; let it be known by your behaviour that you are indeed
the people of God. Then wars and disputes shall cease and over the world will
spread the Most Great Peace.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, September 24th,
Clifton, Bristol; ‘London Talks’)
