Anna Kunz Remembers the Master
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One of the last pilgrims to visit ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land in 1921 was Anna Kunz, the daughter of a Swiss theologian who lived in Zurich in Switzerland. She later recalled, “As I think of Him now, I always love to think, first, of His great simplicity, His marvellous humility which knows of no self-existence, and last, or better, first, of His boundless love.”
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 23
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