He knew well that contentment and happiness must often be forged out of sorrow and grief
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He knew well that contentment and happiness must often be forged out of sorrow and grief. It has already been amply shown that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá did not seek an easy course through life. He accepted hard knocks graciously. He never flinched at that which was hard to accomplish. He performed work in the spirit of service, knowing it was deemed worship. Complaining was foreign to His nature. Contentment in the will of God was natural to His spirit.
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 165
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