Abdu’l-Bahá on Kindness & Sympathy Towards Strangers & Foreigners

The following is the transcript of a talk given on October 16th and 17th, 1911 in Paris, France byAbdu’l-Bahá Abbas, son of Bahá’u’lláh, the Prophet/Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, of which I have been a member my entire adult life.

As you read, I think you may be struck by how familiar is the antipathy Abdu’l-Bahá describes—the divisive tribal sentiments he is lovingly telling his audience to relinquish.

This is an age-old aspect of human life and, therefore, this is an ageless message. It is a...