中国书简

中国，中国，中国，巴哈欧拉的圣道一定要往中国迈进！那位高尚的巴哈伊中国导师在哪里呀？中国有最大的潜能，中国人的心灵最单纯，他们最爱追求真理。教导中国人的巴哈伊导师，必须具备中国人的精神、熟读中国人的经书、学习中国人的民族风俗；从他们的立场、以他们的语言和他们交谈。他必须忘记自己的主观情感，一心一意想着他们的精神福利。在中国，一个人可以教导、训练和教育众多的灵魂，每一位都可以是神圣之士、都是人类世界的一根亮烛。诚然，中国人能免于狡诈伪善，他们受到崇高的理想所推动。

如果身体许可，我将亲自前往中国一趟。中国是未来的国家，我希望恰当的导师受到鼓励，前往那片辽阔的土地，奠下上天王国的基础、发扬神圣文明的原则、高举巴哈欧拉圣道的旗帜、邀请人们参加主的筵宴！

二十年来，我不断地强调宣扬上天圣道的事宜。每一个市镇都应举办传教的课程，教导年轻人传扬圣道的方法，给他们做好准备以从事这至为重要的服务。

每一位巴哈伊都必须掌握传教的能力，这会带来好的成果，没有任何服务比这项服务更加重要的了。弘扬巴哈欧拉的天启，是最受到肯定的服务。在任何一个时候，只有一种服务居于至为重要的地位。

有一个是翻土的季节，另一个是播种的季节，又有一个是灌溉的季节，还有一个是收成的季节。不同的活动，要在不同的季节里进行，才会有成果。现在是播种的时候，然而，有些教友似乎在想着收成了，这样做是不会有成果的。任何人想着其他的事，都是浪费时间。

发扬巴哈欧拉的原则，是摆在上天的信徒们面前，最为重要的事项。

——阿博都-巴哈

China Tablet

China, China, China, China-ward the Cause of Baha’u’llah must march! Where is that holy sanctified Baha’i to become the teacher of China! China has most great capacity. The Chinese people are most simple-hearted and truth-seeking. The Baha’i teacher of the Chinese people must first imbued with their spirit, know their sacred literature, study their national customs and speak to them from their own standpoint and their own terminologies. He must entertain no thought of his own, but ever think of their spiritual welfare. In China one can teach many souls and train and educate divine personages, each one of whom may be become a bright candle of the world of humanity. Truly I say they are free from deceit and hypocrisies and are prompted with ideal motives.

Had I been feeling well, I would have taken a journey to China myself! China is the country of the future. I hope the right kind of teacher will be inspired to go to that vast empire to lay the foundation of the kingdom of God, to promote the principles of divine civilization, to unfurl the banner of the Cause of Baha’u’llah and to invite the people to the banquet of the Lord!

For the last twenty years I have repeatedly emphasized the matter of spreading the Cause of God. In every city there must be organized assemblies of teaching-classes to teach the young how to teach the Cause and prepare them for this most important service.

Every Baha’i must acquire the lessons of teaching. This will yield results. No other service is as important as this. This service of the promotion of the Revelation of Baha’u’llah is the most confirmed service. Every time, one service holds the most supreme importance. 

There is one season to harrow the ground, another season to scatter the seeds, still another to irrigate the fields and still another to harvest the crop. We must attend to these various kinds of activities in their proper seasons in order to become successful. Now is the time of seed-sowing, but it seems to me some of the believers are thinking about crop-getting. This will give them no results. Whosoever is thinking of any other things is wasting his time.

The promotion of the principles of Baha’u’llah is the most dominant issue before the believers of God.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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