Be generous in
prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor,
and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor,
an admonisher to the rich, an answerer to the cry of the needy, a preserver of
the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech.
Be unjust to no man, and show all meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them
that walk in darkness, a joy to the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven
for the distressed, an upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. Let
integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts. Be a home for the
stranger, a balm to the suffering, a tower of strength for the fugitive. Be
eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring…
- Baha’u’llah (‘Epistle to the Son of the Wolf’)
