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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."
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Suggested sequencing: open with a powerful story, deepen with a reflective one, close with one of joyful resolution. Adjust to your audience.
Opening
Earlier that day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talked about the material progress of the worldEarlier that day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talked about the material progress of the world. He said that some countries had reached the apex of material progress. Physically, they were like healthy bodies, but unfortunately they were empty of spirit.…
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Middle
He told us later that when the ship was approaching the harbor andHe told us later that when the ship was approaching the harbor and the Master saw, as his first view of America, the Wall Street skyscrapers, He laughed and said: 'Those are the minarets of the West. What divine…
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Closing
“I have come hither,” He said, “to find that material civilization has“I have come hither,” He said, “to find that material civilization has progressed greatly, but the spiritual civilization has been left behind. The material civilization is likened unto the glass of a lamp chimney. The spiritual…
bahaistories.com archive · Various
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