When the Master was on the steamship Celtic, a woman came to Him with
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When the Master was on the steamship Celtic, a woman came to Him with her problem: she was afraid of death. He said to her: 'Then do something that will keep you from dying; that will instead, day by day make you more alive, and bring you everlasting life. According to the words of His Holiness Christ, those who enter the Kingdom of God will never die. Then enter the Divine Kingdom, and fear death no more.' They spoke of the Atlantic Ocean -- it was temporarily quiet. He advised: 'One must ride in the Ship of God; for this life is a stormy sea, and all the people on earth -- that is, over two billion souls -- will drown in it before a hundred years have passed. All, except those who ride in the Ship of God. Those will be saved.'
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 59
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