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Note
ONENESS
OF MANKIND
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Baha'u'llah
has taught us the Oneness of Mankind. All human beings are children
of one
God. If we believe in one Heavenly Father,
then we must accept each other as brothers and
sisters,
as members of one family - the family of Man.
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Before
Baha'u'llah brought us the light of unity , there were many causes which
made men think they were different from others. Some people thought that
because the colour of their skin was white, they were better than those
who were black or yellow or brown. Baha'u'llah
said this
is
not true. Man is not different because of his colour. If they are different,
it is because
they
have received different degree of education and not because they have
different
colour of skin. The different coloured peoples of the world
are
like the different kinds of flowers you find in a garden.
If
all the flowers of a garden were of the same
colour,
it would not be so beautiful.
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Baha'u'llah
said God is like a kind Shepherd for Whom the white sheep are not better
than the brown or the black. God loves us all no matter what the colour
of our skin may be or which part of the world we may come from. Why should
we then, look upon each other as strangers ? Baha'u'llah has kindled such
love in the hearts of His followers that they feel like
members
of the same family even though they come from all the
countries
of the world. In His Writings,
Baha'u'llah
says:
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O well beloved ones! The tabernacle of unity
hath been raised ; regard ye
not one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves
of
one branch. "
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Be ye as the fingers of one hand,
and the members of one body. Thus
counselleth you the Pen of Revelation.
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