Mrs. S. asked some questions with reference to the
conditions of existence in the next world, and the life after death; she said
that having recently lost a very near relative, she had given much thought to
this subject. Many thought that re-union with those we had loved, and who had
passed on to the future life, would only take place after a long period of time
had elapsed. She wished to know whether one would be re-united with those who
had gone before immediately after death.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá answered that this would depend upon the
respective stations of the two. If both had the same degree of development,
they would be re-united immediately after death. The questioner then said, how
could this state of development be acquired? ‘Abdu’l-Bahá replied, by unceasing
effort, striving to do right, and to attain spiritual qualities.
(‘Notes of
conversations; ‘Abdu’l-Baha in London’)
