A Simpler Table at Lady Blomfield's
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When in Bahá'í history
London (today: London, UK)
On the occasion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s first dinner in the home of Lady Blomfield in London His hostess had prepared course after course in her eagerness to please Him. Afterwards He gently commented: “The food was delicious and the fruit and flowers were lovely, but would that we could share some of the courses with those poor and hungry people who have not even one.” Thereafter, the dinners were greatly simplified. Flowers and fruit remained in abundance, for these were often brought to the Master as small love tokens.
Source: Annamarie Honnold, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 24
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