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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
Giving a fireside, devotional, or talk? Pick a theme, get a curated brief: relevant stories, key quotes, citations, and recommended sequencing.
Suggested sequencing: open with a powerful story, deepen with a reflective one, close with one of joyful resolution. Adjust to your audience.
Opening
The Best Bite at the TableAt family meals in 'Akká, the children watched and waited for one special spoonful that always tasted better than anything else — because it was given with love.
The Priceless Pearl · Rúḥíyyih Khánum
Middle
The Mouthful of Khánum: A Childhood Privilege at the Family TableIn *The Priceless Pearl* Rúḥíyyih Khánum describes a small ritual at the family table in 'Akká: Bahíyyih Khánum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, would spoon a small bite from her own plate — *the mouthful of Khánum* — to one of the grandchildren, and the grandchildren would watch for whose turn it was.
The Priceless Pearl · Rúḥíyyih Khánum
Closing
He Loved the Children of the HouseAmong the household recollections Mr. Furutan preserves in *Stories of Bahá'u'lláh* is the simple memory of how Bahá'u'lláh, in His own house, would set aside His writing to receive the children — would ask after their small concerns, would laugh at their jokes, and would send them away with blessings they remembered to the end of their lives.
Stories of Bahá'u'lláh · Ali-Akbar Furutan
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