‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells the story of one of the prisoner in 'Akká, who had been with…

‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells the story of one of the prisoner in 'Akká, who had been with Bahá’u’lláh in the Most Great Prison. He said that he had a small rug, a samovar, one cup and a teapot. He said that every afternoon  he would sprinkle water somewhere and sweep and then spread this rug,  bring his samovar and let the water boil. He would say, "Listen to it.  How it boils. It's better than anything, better than anything else in  the world. The weather is most pleasant. (referring to the weather of  'Akká, which was the most stinking in the whole world)." Then he would pour tea for himself. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said that he held the cup, looked at its color and said that never was there any tea as beautiful. Every day his tea was better than the previous one. And he would drink it with all sorts of happiness and gratitude and  praise to God for one cup of tea, which he had made. And he was full of prayer as he was drinking, full of praise, of joy and happiness, because it was something springing up from his own soul.

Source: From Hand of the Cause Mr. Faizi

Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: joy).

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