So Did Christopher Columbus
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One day in the Holy Land ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told Harlan Ober, an American Bahá’í, that he was to go to India. Harlan Ober did travel far and wide in the interests of the Faith, but at that particular time he did not cherish making that journey. A few days later ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told him to go to America. “But Master,” Ober said, “I thought I was going to India.” “So did Christopher Columbus,” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá replied.
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 174
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