Let your principal concern be to rescue the fallen from the
slough of impending extinction, and to help him embrace the ancient Faith of
God. Your behavior towards your neighbor should be such as to manifest clearly
the signs of the one true God, for ye are the first among men to be re-created by
His Spirit, the first to adore and bow the knee before Him, the first to circle
round His throne of glory. I swear by Him Who hath caused Me to reveal whatever
hath pleased Him! Ye are better known to the inmates of the Kingdom on high
than ye are known to your own selves. Think ye these words to be vain and
empty? Would that ye had the power to perceive the things your Lord, the
All-Merciful, doth see -- things that attest the excellence of your rank, that
bear witness to the greatness of your worth, that proclaim the sublimity of
your station! God grant that your desires and unmortified passions may not
hinder you from that which hath been ordained for you.
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings
from the Writings of Baha'u'llah)
