Today, if the soul—who is attracted with the Love of God and burning with the flame of enthusiasm—shall unloose his tongue and deliver his speech in the utmost state of attraction, it will undoubtedly produce the most wonderful effect upon the hearts. With a resonant voice, he must cry out:
O people! O people! The Sun of Reality has dawned from the horizon of the world, casting Effulgence upon the East and the West …
O thou world of humanity! Awake! Awake!
O thou negligent of the Kingdom of God! Revive! Revive!
O thou prisoner of nature! Liberate thyself! Liberate thyself!
O thou afflicted with antiquated dogmas! Get clear of superannuated imaginations! Free thyself of this inertia!
O thou deprived of heavenly bestowals! Acquire a share! Acquire a share!
O thou heedless of the Divine World! Be informed! Be informed!
Cry at the top of your voices similar utterances in those meetings before the concourse of humanity. The effect of your words will be conditioned upon the degree of your attraction and exultation. Then you will observe what an effect this will have.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas (From a Tablet; ‘Star of the West’, vol. 5, no. 17, January 19, 1915)
