Nothing is more contrary to the spirit of the Cause than
discord and strife, which are the inevitable outcome of selfishness and greed.
Pure detachment and selfless service, these should be the sole motives of every
true believer. And unless each and every one of the friends succeeds in
translating such qualities into living action, no hope of further progress can
be entertained. It is now that unity of thought and action is most needed. It
is now, when the Cause s entering a new phase of development, when its
Administration is being gradually consolidated amid the welter and chaos of a
tottering civilization, that the friends should present a united front to those
forces of internal dissension, which, if not completely wiped out, will bring
our work to inevitable destruction.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 24 September 1933
written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; The Compilation
of Compilations, vol. II, Living the Life)
