The great tragedy of mankind at this time is the failure of
the vast majority of human beings to heed the Divine Call, and this is in large
part occasioned by the failure of most of those who have believed to live up to
the high standard that Bahá'u'lláh has set. This is the condition in which we
must work in our service to mankind, turning a sin-covering eye to the faults
of others, and striving in our own inmost selves to purify our lives in
accordance with the divine Teachings.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter written on behalf of the
Universal House of Justice to an individual believer, July 22, 1981; a
compilation on ‘Removal of Administrative Rights’, prepared by the Research
Department of the Universal House of Justice)
