The children of men are all brothers, and the prerequisites
of brotherhood are manifold. Among them is that one should wish for one’s
brother that which one wisheth for oneself. Therefore, it behoveth him who is
the recipient of an inward or outward gift or who partaketh of the bread of
heaven to inform and invite his friends with the utmost love and kindness. If
they respond favourably, his object is attained; otherwise he should leave them
to themselves without contending with them or uttering a word that would cause
the least sadness. This is the undoubted truth, and aught else is unworthy and
unbecoming.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘The Tabernacle of Unity,
Bahá’u’lláh’s Responses to Mánikchí Sáhib and Other Writings’)
