Corinne True’s Sorrows
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Before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá left, He spent some time with Corinne True. At one point, she tearfully told Him that she had had a very sad life with sad things to bear. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá replied, “I know, I know, Mrs. True, because I have sent them to you.” His answer, instead of causing consternation, brought peace to her heart because now she knew why these things had happened. They were to make her strong. Later she became a great support for anyone who had lost a loved one.
Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 197.
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