i finally have something to talk about!
or maybe not, maybe you really won’t care, but i’m still writing up my reflections on this topic.
about a month ago, i met two people (separately) who have, for reasons i do and do not understand, become my friends. i think i’d like to spend the next few weeks writing about my experiences with them. (i’ve changed their names and won’t be sharing personal details – what i do share i am likely altering for effect)
but… before i start on the stories. a quotation that has shaped my interaction with them and altered the very nature of my life.
Love the creatures for the sake of God and not for themselves. You will never become angry or impatient if you love them for the sake of God. Humanity is not perfect. There are imperfections in every human being, and you will always become unhappy if you look toward the people themselves. But if you look toward God, you will love them and be kind to them, for the world of God is the world of perfection and complete mercy. Therefore, do not look at the shortcomings of anybody; see with the sight of forgiveness. The imperfect eye beholds imperfections. The eye that covers faults looks toward the Creator of souls.
(Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 92)
till tomorrow, then…
