selflessness
5 stories on this theme.
No Spare Night-Robe
On the last night of His life, when 'Abdu'l-Bahá's night-robe needed changing to cool His fever, no other could be found. He had given it away.
A Newspaper’s Tribute from ‘Akká
In 1914 The Christian Commonwealth described ‘Abdu’l-Bahá going about ‘Akká doing good, honoured by the officials who visited Him, and working from sunrise till midnight despite broken health.
I, Me, My, Mine
‘Abdu’l-Bahá seldom spoke in the first person. Once, while Lua Getsinger and Georgie Ralston talked on during a drive with Him, He opened His eyes and laughed at their words.
Defeating the Fleas
When the prison gates opened, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sold a gift to repair His companions' rooms in the caravanserai, leaving His own damp, flea-infested room to the last; the money ran out before it could be repaired.
The Light, Not the Lamp
'Abdu'l-Bahá disliked photographs of Himself and allowed them only to please His friends, explaining that the personality is merely the lamp, while the light within it alone has real significance.