He [Baha’u’llah] was most generous, giving abundantly to the
poor. None who came to Him were turned away. The doors of His house were open
to all. He always had many guests. This unbounded generosity was conducive to
greater astonishment from the fact that He sought neither position nor prominence.
In commenting upon this His friends said He would become impoverished, for His
expenses were many and His wealth becoming more and more limited. “Why is he
not thinking of his own affairs?” they inquired of each other; but some who
were wise declared, “This personage is connected with another world; he has
something sublime within him that is not evident now; the day is coming when it
will be manifested.” In truth, the Blessed Perfection was a refuge for every
weak one, a shelter for every fearing one, kind to every indigent one, lenient
and loving to all creatures.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, ‘The Promulgation of
Universal Peace’)
