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The
divine Springtime sets into motion two kinds of movements in the world.
On the one hand, man-made dogmas, rituals, and traditions that have been
blindly imitated for generations are, one by one, questioned
and discarded; and humanity, passing through a state of transition,
experiments with all forms of ideas, hoping
to find its way out of the chaos which the
downfall
of the old Order has produced. On the other hand,
the standards brought for
the
new age by God's Messenger gradually
penetrate throughout society and
receptive
souls begin to echo His words, even if they have not heard of Him. His
few
followers, who have recognized Him as the Mouthpiece of God
, are filled
with
such devotion that they transcend all human barriers and unite in
true fellowship.
A
new stage in God's plan for mankind is unfold before their eyes, and, in
their eagerness
to
play their part, they rise above all selfish considerations. though ridiculed
and persecuted
at
first, the followers of the new Faith grow in numbers
until they change the whole spiritual
and
social atmosphere around them. The unity which
is thus established between people
who
had lived and worked in opposing camps paves the way for a new civilization
in which
the
arts and sciences develop and man reaches greater heights of spiritual
achievement.
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