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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."
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá says:— Economy is the foundation of human prosperity.
At Lady Blomfield's table in London, 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke of the blessings of freedom and wished the courses could be shared with the poor and hungry. His hosts at once resolved to simplify their dinners.
O thou who art attracted to the fragrant breathings of God! I have read thy letter addressed to Mrs. Lua Getsinger.
Before leaving Denver in September 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was asked about eating meat and explained how God has provided for each creature, saying that man was created blessed and not rapacious and bloodthirsty.
During His third visit to Paris in 1913, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sometimes ate only milk and bread in the evening, calling it a healthy meal and recalling that Bahá’u’lláh had lived mostly on milk in Sulaymáníyyih.
'Abdu'l-Bahá kept little clothing and ate little food: tea, goat's milk cheese and wheat bread to begin the day, while at the evening meal a cup of milk and a piece of bread might suffice.
When war came and Haifa feared bombardment, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá accepted a Druze chief’s invitation and moved the Bahá’ís to the village of Abu-Sinan, where they lived simply, regained their health and were kept from hunger.