The Most Important Before the Important

Even during those crowded days in London the Master never appeared tense or frustrated, wondering how He could do all that seemed to be required of Him. He knew His purpose and thus all things fell into their proper perspective. Before He left London in 1913 at the close of His second visit, He gave a talk at Cadogan Gardens, clearly stating that teaching the Bahá’í Faith called for ‘undivided attention’. “Teach the Cause to those who do not know. It is now six months that Siyyid Asadu’lláh implored that I write a few lines to my sister, my daughters. I have not done this because I find I must teach. I enter all meetings, all churches, so that the Cause may be spread. When the ‘Most Important’ work is before our sight, we must let go the ‘Important’ one.”

Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 161.

Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: peacefulness).

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