“O Son of Man! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Shouldst thou transgress this command, accursed wouldst thou be, and to this I bear witness.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\t(Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words)<\/p>\n
Are we so careless with our words and love for each other as human beings that we find it acceptable to so easily toss our assumptions and accusations out to the world at large? Why is it so easy to say hurtful and damaging things about each other without a second thought? We have so much work to do to heal this world, and instead we concern ourselves with the faults of others.<\/p>\n
In ‘Star of the West’…there is a record of a reply given by ‘Abdu’l-Bah\u00e1 in a private interview in Paris in 1913. He was asked ‘How shall I overcome seeing the faults of others – recognizing the wrong in others?’, and He replied: ‘I will tell you. Whenever you recognize the fault of another, think of yourself! What are my imperfections? – and try to remove them. Do this whenever you are tried through the words or deeds of others. Thus you will grow, become more perfect. You will overcome self, you will not even have time to think of the faults of others…’<\/i><\/p>\n
\t(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 89)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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