The Daughter of a Desert Chief
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One day the Master, with one of His daughters, approached a local woman. Hers had been a hard life as the daughter of a desert chief. Though she was not a Bahá’í, she quite naturally loved the Master, who was so genuinely kind. Lingering a moment, she bowed and greeted the Master. Kindly He made reply and, somehow knowing her need, 'pressed a coin into her hand' as He passed by. Obviously, she was filled with appreciation. One of the Master's daughters told an observer that this woman had, in that brief encounter, said to the Master that 'she would pray for Him', and graciously He had thanked her.
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 91
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