Calm to the Very End
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The calm with which ‘Abdu’l-Bahá walked His ‘chosen highway’ endured until the very end of His earthly life. When He knew that His time had come He did not accept the food offered Him, saying, ‘You wish me to take some food, and I am going?’ He gave His two daughters ‘a beautiful look. His face was so calm, his expression so serene, they thought him asleep.’
Source: Annamarie Honnold, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 161, quoting Lady Blomfield and Shoghi Effendi, The Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
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