May 5, 2019

Not to “belittle the thought of another” during consultation

The honoured members [of a spiritual assembly] must with all freedom express their own thoughts, and it is in no wise permissible for one to belittle the thought of another, nay, he must with moderation set forth the truth…
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá  (Cited in Shoghi Effendi, ‘Bahá'í Administration: Selected Messages 1922-1932’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. III, The National Convention)