Need help finding a quote

[Adib]

I recall `Abdu'l-Baha having a quote along the lines of "there will come a time when humanity will be willing to give their lives for one another." I've tried different variants of that but I can't find it on Google or Ocean. Would anyone happen to know what I'm talking about?

[BruceDLimber]

Adib, you might want to post this question inthe discussion area of Planet Baha'i, at:

www.planetbahai.org


Regards, :-)

Bruce

[3.14]

maby on these sites
The Quotations Page - Your Source for Famous Quotes
Humanity Quotes

[doppelgänger]

Here are two possibilities:

"and they will strive with soul and heart to give up their lives for this purpose, until the heavenly light brightens the whole world of humanity" - http://www.sacred-texts.com/bhi/abdulbaha/abl.txt

or

"They were happy and ready to give up everything, even to life itself. There are certain souls whose aim is equally lofty. Their desire is also the affinity between members of the human family, but they practice it only to the extent of verbal demonstration. They are not ready to give up their lives for its accomplishment. There is a great difference between the man who rests on the bed of luxury and selfishness, and the man who in the arena of acticity (??) willingly sacrifices all for the attainment of a sacred object.
Philosophers and those who see visions dream safely in the security of their own houses. But the faithful servants of the Almighty did not merely dream high ideals in homes of comfort. In order to prove their sincerity, they gave up their houses and lives. The earth became crimson with their blood, the cross adorned with their holy temples; their bodies and their heads decorated the points of spears. Thereby we can judge of their sincerity. This is the station of sacrifice. This is the station of martyrdom. The man who desires the improvement of the human race must ever be ready to sacrifice his honor, glory and life. In this century the Bahais have sacrificed their lives so that fellowship and affection may become realized in the hearts, so that the world of humanity may become radiant, the children of men be resuscitated with a new life, and the earthly world become a mirror reflecting the divine world." - barstow

[arthra]

Adib,

I've heard of the concepts of course but not necessarily the actual wording you present...

- Art

[Adib]

Thanks everyone; I remember the context now, if it helps at all. `Abdu'l-Baha was giving an anecdote about grasshoppers crossing a river (or a stream) and how they sacrificed their lives to get one another across safely. He then related this story to the mankind and how we, too, will one day be willing to give up our lives for one another.

I tried Some Answered Questions, which is where I thought I saw it, but to no avail. Nobody I know seems to have any recollection of anything similar to that quote...I'm starting to think I dreamed it or something!

[arthra]

it may be from one of the books containing stories told about abdul-baha