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*A retelling for children, based on **Mahmúd's Diary** (entry of 1 November 1912). The words in quotation marks are as the diary records them.*
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One day in 1912, in the city of Chicago, a man from Russia came to visit 'Abdu'l-Bahá for the first time. As soon as he came into the room, he began to complain about Russia.
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'Abdu'l-Bahá told him, "Do not speak ill of Russia." He told him to be good to friend and foe alike, to give up unkind thoughts and pray for everyone, and not to feel hatred toward anyone. He told him to praise everyone, and to remember a story about Jesus.
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In the story, some people saw the body of a dead dog, and all of them were disgusted by it. But Christ looked at the same dog and found something good to say. He said, "What white teeth it has!"
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The visitor was so moved that he cried out, "Today I have found the way to salvation and safety."
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'Abdu'l-Bahá answered, "If you follow these teachings you will see things greater than this."
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*This is a retelling for children. For the fuller account, see ["What White Teeth It Has"](/stories/md-what-white-teeth).*
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Source
Mahmúd's Diary
by Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání · 1998 · George Ronald
Read the original at bahai-library.com/zarqani_mahmuds_diary