The Master wanted people to be happy not only because then they could
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The Master wanted people to be happy not only because then they could come to know the spiritual life, but also because in that condition they could make others happy too. Similarly He once told one of His daughters who was to travel with her aunt that she should be a cheerful companion.
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 168
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