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"O thou who art exhilarated by the Wine of the Love of..."
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O thou who art exhilarated by the Wine of the Love of
God - young in age and old in soul!
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Truly, truly, I say unto thee, thy thanksgiving for
my brilliant letter, which was sent thee, caused me to
address thee repeatedly with the greatest affection of soul
and spirit. By the life of God! verily, this letter will
make thee and thine household [rejoice] throughout the
eternity of the eternities, because the tongue of Abdul-Baha
is addressing thee from this lofty and sublime
threshold of the Blessed Perfection.
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I assuredly cast mine eyes on the picture traced by
thine hand and smelled the fragrance of the love of God
from its flowers, because it is painted while thine heart
hath been overflowing with the love of Baha' and thou
hast made it as a token for thy remembrance.
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I beg of God to make thee cut thine heart from this
world and whatever is in it, to devote thy life to the
service of the maid-servants of God, to kneel down,
worship and glorify the affectionate Lord, the Exalted,
the Lord of angels and spirit!***
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The brilliant leaves (i.e., the ladies of the household)
who are overshadowed by the protection of Baha',
present their greetings and love to thee.
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