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The Law
must reign, and not the individual; thus will the world become a place
of beauty and true brotherhood will be realized. Having attained solidarity,
men will have found truth.
('Abdu'l-Bahá:
Paris Talks, Page: 132)
A view of Badasht. (Effie Baker, c. 1930)
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Living in a city subject to aerial bombing and facing the possibility of internment by a pro-Nazi government, Ms. Jack demonstrated persistence, fearlessness, self-abnegation, and generosity.
During the Stalinist-style political era that followed the war, she suffered from inadequate food, heating, and clothing. She lived in dank rented rooms -- once in a damp cellar with no windows.
Among the other difficulties she faced were serious health problems, an inability to master the Bulgarian language, theft of her belongings, extreme cold, plagues of bedbugs, and the irregular arrival of her pension. Yet she remained cheerful and steadfast. Shoghi Effendi said there was never a "more inspiring pioneer."
Read the entire story.
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