The third freedom is that which is born of obedience to the
laws and ordinances of the Almighty. This is the freedom of the human world,
where man severs his affections from all things. When he does so, he becomes
immune to all hardship and sorrow. Wealth or material power will not deflect
him from moderation and fairness, neither will poverty or need inhibit him from
showing forth happiness and tranquillity. The more the conscience of man
develops, the more will his heart be free and his soul attain unto happiness.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha,
excerpt from a Tablet quoted by the Universal House of Justice in a letter
dated 8 February 1998 written on its behalf to an individual believer)
