The Master’s radiance will inspire men and women for centuries yet unborn
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The Master’s radiance will inspire men and women for centuries yet unborn. He was joyful when most people in similar circumstances would have been filled with sorrow. He said that ‘sorrow is like furrows, the deeper they go, the more plentiful is the fruit we obtain.’
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 145
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