Very early one morning when the main street of Dublin was almost

Very early one morning when the main street of Dublin was almost devoid of people, one of the guests at the hotel glanced out her window and saw ‘Abdu’l-Bahá walking and dictating to His secretary. As they walked, an old man dressed in ragged and very dirty clothes passed by. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sent his secretary to fetch the poor fellow. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá appeared to try to cheer up the man and was finally able to coax a wan smile. The old man's trousers were particularly holey. Abruptly, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá laughed and said the man's trousers were not very serviceable. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá quickly stepped into the shadow of the porch and fumbled under His clothes. Moments later, He emerged carrying His trousers which He handed to the unfortunate fellow, saying, "God go with you". Then, as though nothing unusual had occurred, He turned to His secretary and continued His morning's work.

Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 164

Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: generosity).

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