Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

50 words

Question:

Will the money of the rich ever be divided among the people without revolution or bloodshed? Will some men amass great fortunes in the future while others remain poor? Will the law prevent this condition of affairs?

Translation:

Provisional translation

It will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labor of others. The rich will willingly divide.

Translations (5)

SW. Star of the West, 25 vols. (1910-1935). Periodical issued each Bahá’í month. Vols. 1-12 reprinted 1978 in 8 volumes by George Ronald. Each issue Includes a section in Persian. https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West

SW_v07#15 p.147

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_15

SW_v13#12 p.341

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_13/Issue_12

PN. Pilgrim notes from the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Arranged by year with occasional additional identifiers. https://bahai-library.com/pilgrims- notes_us_archives_1898-1959

PN_unsorted p076

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_unsorted.pdf#page=76

TDLA. Grundy, Julia. Ten Days in the Light of Akka. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1979. Pilgrim notes. https://bahai-library.com/grundy_ten_days_akka

TDLA.007

https://archive.org/stream/tendaysinlighta00illgoog#page/n13/mode/2up

BLO. Bahá’í Library Online (www.bahai-library.com). Private, independent repository of Bahá’í-related resources including provisional translations (BLO_PT) and pilgrims’ notes (BLO_PN). Numbering follows the 16 Nov 2019 snapshot available at https://web.archive.org/

BLO_PN#104

https://bahai-library.com/grundy_ten_days_akka