Some years ago two believers became excited over a
discussion as to the station of the Blessed Perfection. One of them declaring
that Baha’u’llah was the holy identity of God. To settle the dispute they
submitted the matter to the holy presence and the Blessed Perfection answered:
“When there is a quarrel all are wrong. But when there is love all are right.”
The Blessed Perfection said: the only thing that is not beloved is discord. And
all that is beloved is love. The believers must love each other, and must
reflect the love of God. Some may say the lamp is the light, others may say the
lamp is the place of the manifestation of the light. Both statements are
correct. But what is wrong is the quarrel. Because it is contrary to the
foundation laid by God. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a table talk; excerpt from the
transcript of a talk given by William Copeland Dodge relating the account of
his pilgrimage to ‘Akka in 1901) (To listen to and read the entire talk please
visit Baha’i Talks, Messages and Articles)
