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The inordinate disparity
between rich and poor, a source of acute suffering, keeps the world in
a state of instability, virtually on the brink of war. Few societies have
dealt effectively with this situation. The solution calls for the combined
application of spiritual, moral and practical approaches. A fresh look
at the problem is required, entailing consultation with experts from a
wide spectrum of disciplines, devoid of economic and ideological polemics,
and involving the people directly affected in the decisions that must
urgently be made. It is an issue that is bound up not only with the necessity
for eliminating extremes of wealth and poverty but also with those spiritual
verities the understanding of which can produce a new universal attitude.
Fostering such an attitude is itself a major part of the solution.
(Letters
of The Universal House of Justice,
1985 Oct, The Promise
of World Peace, p. 3)
View of ‘Akká from the Mediterranean Sea. (Kertu Laur, 2006) 
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Mr. Naraqi and Mr. Lash said they were impressed that the Bahá'ís were concentrating on blurring the lines between people who were and who were not Bahá'í, that many people from outside the Bahá'í community were becoming involved in Bahá'í activities, getting in touch with the message of Bahá'u'lláh. Ms. Taherzadeh said she observed everywhere that Bahá'ís were taking responsibility for themselves." People had started to say, 'I can do it'," she said.
In one scene, a chief in Zambia, resplendent in his yellow robes, explained how he decided to forego his entitlement to be an autocrat in his village in order to participate in unrestricted consultation, the women participating alongside the men.
In scenes shot in other countries, the film showed residents of large urban centers enlivening their devotional meetings by the use of the arts, and inviting neighbors to join with them in prayer and reflection.
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