The New Way of Life and Living
"How good it is if the friends be as close as sheaves of light, if they stand together side by side in a firm unbroken line. For now have the rays of reality from the Sun of the world of existence united in adoration all the worshippers of this light; and these rays have, through infinite grace, gathered all peoples together within this wide-spreading shelter; therefore must all souls become as one soul, and all hearts as one heart. Let all be set free from the multiple identities that were born of passion and desire, and in the oneness of their love for God find a new way of life.” (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá”, p.75)
By finding faults in others and busying ourselves with their
doings and shortcomings, sayings and imperfections, we actually are damaging
our souls, polluting our own minds, folding the wings of our spirits and
hurting, really deeply, our own hearts.
Words are to unfold the
potentials and powers, they are to give wings to hopes, enforce the efforts and
good work of people, are to shield them of harms, defend and hold them standing
up in the faces of failures and weaknesses; they are to embrace the spirits
with care and caress the shaking and ailing hands, are to open and nourish the
minds and to heal and rejoice the
hearts. If used to do these, then
through the words, we can only hope to re-orient the minds, the hearts, and
their lives, helping to uplift and educate our own race, the humankind, worthy
of its noble title, step by step carrying on our precious call in serving the
ever-advancing civilization!
We, people, most of
all of us at least, learn by love, by true compassion, by simple courtesy and
thoughtful small acts, by sincere caring and sharing of what we have to offer,
selflessly and absolutely free without any expectations in return—by setting
day to day lofty and silent examples—and not by centering our all on ourselves,
not by walking over others to reach our own ends, not by unkindly attitudes,
critical minds and words, nor by quiet indifferences or visible disregards.
“A kindly tongue is
the lodestone of the hearts of men. It
is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the
fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding.” (Revealed by
Baha’u’llah, “Gleanings”, p. 289)
“The first sign of faith is
love. The message of the holy, divine Manifestations is love; the phenomena of
creation are based upon love; the radiance of the world is due to love; the
well-being and happiness of the world depend upon it. Therefore, I admonish you
that you must strive throughout the human world to diffuse the light of
love.” (Revealed by `Abdu’l-Baha, “Promulgation of Universal Peace”, p.
337)
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posts on my two other blogs—English and bilingual—below:
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Timeless Treasures: Words with Meanings
