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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 135-136
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"O maid-servant of God!..."
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O maid-servant of God!
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Thy letter was understood. Thou hast asked, very
humbly, for certain things and all were worthy to be
coveted. Thou desirest forgiveness of sins; didst ask
for great unity and peace; sought nearness to the
Threshold of God; hoped to be detached from thine
own will, seeking the will of God; prayed for rescue
from self-love (or selfishness); hoped for progress in
the station of knowledge; desired to serve God; and
prayed that thy honorable husband and thy children
may be set aglow with the fire of the love of God and
may manifest light on their brows through the radiance
of the knowledge of God. All these wishes are well
worthy of asking. Especially the rescue from self-love.
This is a strange trait and means of the destruction
of many important souls in the world. If man be imbued
with all good qualities but be selfish, all the other
virtues will fade or pass away and eventually he will
grow worse.
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I hope the beloved of God and the maid-servants
of the Merciful will be entirely freed from selfishness.
Should this become their nature, they will indeed become
manifestations of great bounties, and the doors
of the divine grace will open.
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Be thou grateful to Mrs. ........ for having led
thee to the Straight Path and guiding thee to the
Kingdom of God. If thou shouldst thank her a thousand
times an hour, thou wilt fail to thank her sufficiently
for the attainment.
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