eeking out God's Manifestation for this age and
accepting Him, then they will bring upon themselves a fresh crisis in
human affairs and very great affliction. What we, as Baha'is, must do is
our duty; we cannot do other people's duty for them, alas, but we can
fulfil our own sacred responsibilities by serving our fellow-men, living a
Baha'i life, teaching the Faith, and strengthening its budding world
order.

He urges you, just as you have surmounted the crisis in your own life,
through faith and courage, to now go out and serve the Cause with that
same faith and courage. We must leave to God the final reckoning with His
creatures today--but meantime we must give them His Message.

Letter of 17 October 1948

17 October 1948

The Cause in England seems, in spite of financial handicaps, to be going
forward in Seven League boots. He (the Guardian) is truly proud of the
British believers, and this is more than he could say in the past, when
the work for years seemed to be stagnating! Those days are now passed
forever, he feels sure.

Letter of 23 December 1948

23 December 1948

He (the Guardian) is very glad to see you are now living the life of an
active Baha'i and keeping in close touch with dear ... who is a fine
friend to have, with his devotion to the Cause and his optimism.

The Guardian urges you not to be discouraged by any setbacks you may have.
Life is a process of trials and testings, and these are--contrary to what
we are prone to thinking--good for us, and give us stamina, and teach us to
rely on God. Knowing He will help us, we can help ourselves more.

He does not know how, in the present very chaotic state of the world, you
could find just the kind of job you want of driving abroad. Positions are
difficult to obtain and travel so complicated. Unless you can migrate out
to Africa or Australia, in some regular government scheme, he would urge
you to persevere in Great Britain and do the best you can. He urges you,
in the next job you have, to pray whenever you feel the conditions at work
are too much for you. You will find you are helped and strengthened and
once you get established in some position you may work yourself up, or go
on with good references to a better employment later on....

Letter of 8 January 1949

8 January 1949

The only people who are truly free of the "dross of self" are the
Prophets, for to be free of one's ego is a hall-mark of perfection. We
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