BahÃĄâ•Žuâ•ŽllÃĄh and the New Era - Knowledge Rush

TeachingThe real Bahá’í will not only believe in the teachings ofBahá’u’lláh, but find in them the guide and inspiration of hiswhole life and joyfully impart to others the knowledge that is thewellspring of his own being. Only thus will he receive in fullmeasure “the power and confirmation of the Spirit.” All cannotbe eloquent speakers or ready writers, but all can teach by “livingthe life.” Bahá’u’lláh says:—The people of Bahá must serve the Lord with wisdom,teach others by their lives, and manifest the light of God intheir deeds. The effect of deed is in truth more powerful thanthat of words.—Words of ParadiseThe Bahá’í will, however, on no account force his ideas onthose who do not wish to hear them. He will attract people to theKingdom of God, not try to drive them into it. He will be like thegood shepherd who leads his flock, and charms the sheep by hismusic, rather than like the one who, from behind, urges them onwith dog and stick.Bahá’u’lláh says in the Hidden Words:—O Son of Dust!The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain ahearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cuptill he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out fromthe depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of hisbeloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledgein the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till thehyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and notfrom mire and clay.Again He says, in the Tablet of Ishráqát:—