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Unbridled nationalism,
as distinguished from a sane and legitimate patriotism, must give way to
a wider loyalty, to the love of humanity as a whole. Bahá’u’lláh’s
statement is: “The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”
The concept of world citizenship is a direct result of the contraction of
the world into a single neighbourhood through scientific advances and of
the indisputable interdependence of nations. Love of all the world’s
peoples does not exclude love of one’s country. The advantage of the
part in a world society is best served by promoting the advantage of the
whole. Current international activities in various fields which nurture
mutual affection and a sense of solidarity among peoples need greatly to
be increased.
(Letters
of The Universal House of Justice, 1985 Oct,
The
Promise of World Peace, p. 3)
The Mansion at Bahji, Akka, Israel 
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Some of the speakers at the conference included:
- Mary K. Radpour, a licensed clinical social worker in private practice who said she believed most mental health problems could be resolved through taking care of one's spiritual needs.
- Fariborz Sahba, an architect who designed and built what CNN has called one of the most visited buildings in the world - the Baha'i House of Worship in New Delhi, India. In a presentation titled "The Architecture of Life," he compared life to water, saying that one can view water in different ways -- from something that simply takes the form of its container to something as lofty as a beautiful rainbow. He asked his listeners to look at life through their higher vision and see the rainbows that exist everywhere.
- Mark Bamford, an award-winning film writer and director whose first short film, "Hero," played at international film festivals and was sold worldwide for television use. He pointed out that people in the entertainment world often can offer lessons to those seeking to balance spiritual and material needs.
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