In a Tablet addressed to the American believers, a few days
before He [‘Abdu’l-Baha] passed away, He thus vented His pent-up longing to
depart from this world: “I have renounced the world and the people thereof...
In the cage of this world I flutter even as a frightened bird, and yearn every
day to take My flight unto Thy Kingdom. Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá! Make Me drink of the
cup of sacrifice, and set Me free.”
- Shoghi Effendi (‘God Passes By’)
