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fly free my friends,
free fthy self,
greatest prison,
created by the self,
oppression dealt out,
first to the self,
second to others,
friend to friend,
son to father,
mother to daughter,
colleague to colleague,
child to child,
nation to nation,
one race to another,
one religion to another,
one class to another,
first we get trained,
right from birth,
within the family home,
imprison ourselves,
then we seek,
to keep every other soul,
imprisoned aswell,
now is timely,
we must change,
first learn,
to set ourself free,
be prepared to suffer,
know all will jump to attention,
to shove you back,
back into our own prison,
we are our own warden guard,
you have the key,
set yourself free,
model to all others,
this is our inheritance,
this is our birth right,
our job description,
willingly step up,
willing stay free,
take the attacks,
others wanting,
to remain imprisoned,
and keep us there as well,
the greatest of all wars,
that war which has been,
raging from within…

“Sorrow prepares you for joy.
It violently sweeps everything out
of your house,
so that new joy can find space to enter.
It shakes the yellow leaves from
the bough of your heart,
so that fresh, green leaves
can grow in their place.
It pulls up the rotten roots,
so that new roots hidden beneath
have room to grow.
Whatever sorrow shakes
from your heart,
far better things will take their place.”
― Rumi

There are two mighty banners which,
when they cast their shadow across the crown of any king,
will cause the influence of his government quickly
and easily to penetrate the whole earth,
even as if it were the light of the sun:
the first of these two banners is wisdom;
the second is justice.

Abdu'l-Baha, The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 70

...to liberate the children of men
from the darkness of ignorance,
and guide them to the light
of true understanding.

Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 79

Those who have ascended
have different attributes
from those who are still on earth,
yet there is no real separation.

Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 96