… you must be united among yourselves and you must not be
irritated by one another. Your eyes must be turned always to the kingdom of God
and not to the world of man. You must love His creation for His sake and not
for your own. When you love one another for the sake of God you shall never be
perturbed. No human being is perfect, every person has some flaw. If you look
to your fellowman you will always be upset; but if you look to God it shall not
be so, because the world of God is a world of perfection and endless mercy;
therefore, you will love and show kindness to all for His sake. You must not
look to the faults of others; you must look with the eye of forgiveness and
pardon. The eye that regards faults sees nothing but faults and the eye that
overlooks faults is fixed on the Creator of the souls. It is He Who has created
all, has nurtured all, has endowed all with life and spirit and has given to
all eyes and ears. Thus all are the signs of His power and for His sake we must
love all, and show kindness to all, assist the poor, render help to the weak,
heal the sick and educate the ignorant.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (From an address by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in a
gathering of Baha’is in Chicago, May 5th, 1912; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
