Wish not for others what ye wish not for yourselves; fear
God, and be not of the prideful. Ye are all created out of water, and unto dust
shall ye return. Reflect upon the end that awaiteth you, and walk not in the
ways of the oppressor. Give ear unto the verses of God which He Who is the
sacred Lote-Tree reciteth unto you. They are assuredly the infallible balance,
established by God, the Lord of this world and the next. Through them the soul
of man is caused to wing its flight towards the Dayspring of Revelation, and
the heart of every true believer is suffused with light. Such are the laws
which God hath enjoined upon you, such His commandments prescribed unto you in
His Holy Tablet; obey them with joy and gladness, for this is best for you, did
ye but know.
- Baha'u'llah ('The
Kitab-i-Aqdas')
