The heart is a divine trust; cleanse it from the stain of self-love, adorn it with the coronal of pure intent… This handful of days on earth will slip away like shadows and be over. Strive then that God may shed His grace upon you, that you may leave a favorable remembrance in the hearts and on the lips of those to come. “And grant that I be spoken of with honor by posterity.” [Qur’án 26:84]
Happy the soul that shall forget his own good, and like the chosen ones of God, vie with his fellows in service to the good of all…
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘The Secret of Divine Civilization’)
