Justice, which consisteth in rendering each his due,
dependeth upon and is conditioned by two words: reward and punishment. From the
standpoint of justice, every soul should receive the reward of his actions,
inasmuch as the peace and prosperity of the world depend thereon, even as He
saith, exalted be His glory: “The structure of world stability and order hath
been reared upon, and will continue to be sustained by, the twin pillars of
reward and punishment”. In brief, every circumstance requireth a different
utterance and every occasion calleth for a different course of action. Blessed
are they that have arisen to serve God, who speak forth wholly for His sake,
and who return unto Him.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘The
Tabernacle of Unity, Bahá’u’lláh’s Responses to Mánikchí Sáhib and Other
Writings’)
