Often times it is easy to look around the world and see all the bad things people do. I know I have done my fair share of pointing the finger. When we do, we focus on the degradation and low state that man can sink into. It can be quite discouraging, and sometimes can make some wonder what is the point of even trying when everyone else is just so bad. We are given a choice as to what we will focus on. It is of course one of many tests in life that enables your soul to either require more refinement or worthy of more blessings.
Baha’u'llah counsels us to not pay attention to those less than desirable aspects of humanity, and to be constant in our vision and actions to look to the power of His Name. When I decided to print out this quote at the time, I was thinking of those who try to stop me from succeeding in business. Sounds strange, but the hecklers of success do their best to bring you down to their lives of mediocrity. For many, they are destroyed by these characters whose words of discouragement are only manifestations of their own cowardice. For the few, they disregard them and reduce their words to meaningless fluff that with a mere brush of the hand falls to the ground and exercises no influence.
Take heed lest the deeds wrought by the embodiments of idle fancy sadden you or the acts committed by every wayward oppressor grieve you. Seize ye the chalice of constancy through the power of His Name, quaff then therefrom by virtue of the sovereignty of God, the Powerful, the Omnipotent. Thus hath the Day-Star of My tender compassion and loving-kindness shone forth above the horizon of this Tablet that ye may render thanks unto your Lord, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.
(Baha’u'llah, Tablets of Baha’u'llah, p. 246)
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