Baha'i Writings elevate work done in a spirit of service to the rank of worship. The true purpose of working is not to make money but to serve others. 'A wealthy man in Mexico was in the habit of buying two tangerines daily from a woman who operated a fruit stand near his house. One morning he told her he wanted to buy her entire stock of tangerines. Much to his surprise the lady refused to sell him more than a few. 'But why?' the buyer asked. 'If I sold you all of my tangerines,' she answered with dignity, 'what would I do the rest of the day?'' (1:19)

References:
1. gwb 250.
2,5. U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Information, June 1992, p. 2, p. 2.
3. 'Fresh & Hopeful Models,' Herald of the South, Oct.-Dec., 1994, pp. 8-9.
4. Barlett, Donald L. and James B. Steele. America: What Went Wrong? Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1992, p. 4.
6. hwd (Persian), no. 81 (1:20)

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