universal language
6 stories on this theme.
Four Travellers and the Grapes
To show the need for one common language, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told of four hungry travellers who quarrelled over what to buy for supper until a donkey laden with grapes showed that all four wanted the same thing.
A Universal Language
Having glanced at the principal causes of war and how they may be avoided, we may now proceed to examine certain constructive proposals made by Bahá’u’lláh with a view to achieving the Most Great Peace.
Questions at the Golden Links Club
At the Golden Links Club in Boston in July 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá said Arabic would not become the universal language and explained how Esperanto could become universal.
Very Difficult English Words
When a London reporter remarked on His good English pronunciation, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá paced the room reciting complicated English words such as "hippopotamus", then laughingly said they were very difficult.
The Question No One Asked
Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall recalled that when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asked Bahá’u’lláh why He had never clearly designated the universal language, Bahá’u’lláh replied, "Because no one ever asked Me."
Zamenhof, Creator of Esperanto
A portrait of L. L. Zamenhof, reprinted in Star of the West: an oculist who struggled to support his family, sought neither profit nor power from Esperanto, and worked tirelessly to spare humanity the suffering of dissension and war.