All from the same dust...

My favorite quotation regarding the oneness of mankind is #68 form the "The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh". In the English translation form the Arabic, it says:

"O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory."

There is a wealth of wisdom in this one quotation, and much to ponder. If one begins to read the writings of Bahá’u’lláh with the attitude that He knew exactly what He was saying, and then try to understand what He meant by what He said, you glean a bounty of knowledge and wisdom. If you start from a negative attitude, you will come away with little. It is up to you whether you want to seek the gems that lie hidden in his words, or if instead, you choose to spurn His wisdom.