"You must turn attention more earnestly to the betterment of the conditions of the poor. Do not be satisfied until each one with whom you are concerned is to you as a member of your family. Regard each one either as a father, or as a brother, or as a sister, or as a mother, or as a child. If you can attain to this, your difficulties will vanish, you will know what to do. This is the teaching of Baha'u'llah." (75:1)

Change of Heart-
To one who spoke of the people's desire to possess the land, and of the strong under- current of rebellion on the part of the labouring classes, 'Abdu'l- Baha said: " Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side, must not take that right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed. The rich must wish to give! Life in man should be like a flame, warming all with whom it comes into contact. The spiritually awakened are like to bright torches in the sight of God, they give light and comfort to their fellows." (75:2)

When asked if he did not find the manners of the English rude and awkward, compared with those of the East, 'Abdu'l- Baha said he had not felt this. As a nation increases in spirituality, the manners become different. (75:3)

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