Unfolding Destiny by Shoghi Effendi - March 4, 1948
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Letter of 4 March 1948
4 March 1948
It is not surprising, in view of the gloom overhanging the entire world,
and in conjunction with their run-down, exhausted state due to war
conditions and present circumstances of life in England, that the British
Bahá’ís should sometimes reflect the state of their countrymen! It is a
pity, and they should certainly try, as believers, to be cheerful and
radiant; but he (the Guardian) feels the greatest sympathy for them, and
considers that when their present achievements are assessed in future,
people will give them a double measure of praise for having done so much
when they were least fit to do it. The spirit of determination, and their
perseverance, are truly outstanding.
Just because some people have lost their vision of the Cause, or never had
a proper grasp of its implications before entering it, and leave the fold,
should not cause undue discouragement. There are bound to be such cases,
and although every moral support should be given them, if they still wish
to withdraw, they fall off—as you said—like withered leaves from the Tree
of the Faith, and do it no real harm.
He likes to be provided with facts by the friends, when they ask his
advice, for although his decisions are guided by God, he is not, like the
Prophet, omniscient at will, in spite of the fact that he often senses a
situation or condition without having any detailed knowledge of it....
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Shoghí Effendí Rabbání, better known as Shoghi Effendi, was the Guardian
of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957.
Resources:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19297
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19297/19297-pdf.pdf
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19297/19297-h/19297-h.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoghi_Effendi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Passes_By
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenant-breaker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahá'í_Faith
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