It is not enough to be good and kind and to lead a religious
life today; it does not count for much unless one accepts the Manifestation of
God, if one has heard of Him; it is almost wasted. One must accept the
Manifestation in His day. If one has not heard of Bahá'u'lláh, they are not to
be blame; the blame lies with the Bahá'ís. If the Bahá'ís fail to teach the
Faith, the people who do not hear of the Faith are not to blame. The blame lies
with the Bahá'ís.
(Words of Shoghi Effendi reported by Ramona Brown during her pilgrimage
in 1954; ‘Memories of ‘Abdu’l-Baha: Recollections of the Early Days of the
Baha’is of California’)
