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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
9 stories on this theme.
Then, O ye friends of God! Ye must not only have kind and merciful feelings for mankind, but ye should also exercise the utmost kindness towards every living creature.
A fable for children: Beebird's endless song keeps the other animals awake, so he looks for a way to sing softly, and becomes the humming Hummingbird.
Walking home alone on a cold, wet day, a seven-year-old boy finds a shivering white kitten in the mud and carries it home, where his mother praises his kindness to animals.
Carrie's family must sell her mare, Lady, who is to be given away in a drawing at the horse show. Carrie spends her savings on tickets and loses, but the winner, an old school friend of her father's, asks her to keep and care for Lady.
Jerry takes home a hungry stray kitten and cares for her himself. When she has three kittens his family cannot keep, he finds each of them a good home.
Theresa cannot go to the party for Bahá'u'lláh's Birthday, so she shares the day with the animals on her family's farm and finds them, for once, all gathered together in peace.
A parrot in the Pilgrim House had been taught to say ‘Allah-u-Abhá’ and ‘Say O Bahá.’ When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá meant to give it to the governor of ‘Akká, the bird said ‘Say, say’ and then ‘O Bahá!’, and He decided to keep it.
O thou who art voicing the praises of thy Lord! I have read thy letter, wherein thou didst express astonishment at some of the laws of God, such as that concerning the hunting of innocent animals, creatures who are guilty of no wrong.
O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion, and kindness to every living soul.