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O SON OF LOVE! Every intelligent person should ask this question: Is it worth risking an eternity for a little negligence or inattention? Is it wise to ignore God's numerous warnings for trivial reasons or excuses such as: "I am too busy," "I am not interested," or "I am happy with what I have"? (3:21) It is hard to imagine an act that would require so little effort and yet offer so much reward. It is hard to think of an act that would result from so little negligence and yet lead to such dire consequences. (3:22) This prayer should ascend from our hearts to Heaven on every moment of our lives: (3:23) All that I beg of Thee, O my God, is to enable me, ere my soul departeth from my body, to attain Thy good-pleasure, even were it granted to me for a moment tinier than the infinitesimal fraction of a mustard seed. For if it departeth while Thou art pleased with me, then I shall be free from every concern or anxiety; but if it abandoneth me while Thou art displeased with me, then, even had I wrought every good deed, none would be of any avail, and had I earned every honor and glory, none would serve to exalt me.22 The Bab
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