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An open letter to the people of Egypt
Whatever directly motivated the rapid change that has occurred, the outcome demonstrates the collective desire of us all, the people of Egypt, to exercise greater control over our destiny. The freedom to do so is unfamiliar to us, having not previously enjoyed this degree of liberty. And our collective history, as Egyptians, Arabs, and Africans, has taught us that there is no shortage of self-interested forces in the world that would prevent us from deter- mining our own future or, alternatively, would invite us to voluntarily abdicate this responsibility.
Read more...Hasten, hasten to friendship
‘Abdu’l-Bahá sailed on the 11 August 1911 on the S.S. Corsica for the French port of Marseilles. He spent a few days resting at the then famous health resort of Thonon-les-Bains in the eastern region of France on its borders with Switzerland.
Read more...Bringing Oneself to Account in the Scale of Divine Requirements
This is a personal search in an attempt to understand what is involved in bringing oneself to account. O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning: for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds. 1 Apparently, accounting […]
Read more...Unless the Spiritual and Material Forces are Combined…
Unless the material changes occurring in the conditions of the world are accompanied by a similar renewal in spiritual beliefs and moral values, humanity will necessarily be faced with grave crises and calamitous violence as consequences of the imbalance between the two major forces that conduct its affairs and lead its steps toward the future.
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