The friends must be patient with each other and must realize
that the Cause is still in its infancy and its institutions are not yet
functioning perfectly. The greater the patience, the loving understanding and
the forbearance the believers show towards each other and their shortcomings,
the greater will be the progress of the whole Bahá'í Community at large.
- Shoghi Effendi (From
a letter dated 27 February 1943 written on behalf of Shoghi Efffendi to an
individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. III, Issues
Concerning Community Functioning)
