He suggests you let the entire matter of your appeal drop.
Unless a very serious major issue is involved (which he does not feel is the
case this time) to drive these subjects home is far more likely to do the Cause
harm than good. There are many mistakes made, but they are, for the most part,
not serious enough to warrant creating inharmony and raising issues which lead
to endless argument and discussion, wasting time and energy better spent on
creative action.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 8 December 1950 written on behalf of
Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol.
II, National Spiritual Assembly)
