Ye are the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch.
Interpretation
We are all interconnected and part of a larger whole, sharing one humanity.
This quote by Baha'U'Llah emphasizes the idea of shared humanity and unity among all people. It suggests that despite our individual differences, we are all part of the same tree, representing our interconnectedness and the importance of nurturing a sense of community and support for one another.
In practice
In a speech about community service, to emphasize the need for collaboration.
We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.
They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy.
He Who is your Lord, the All-Merciful cherisheth in His heart the desire of beholding the entire human race as one soul and one body.
That's the problem with winning right from the start, thought Ender. you lose friends.
All we can do is to make the best of our friends, love and cherish what is good in them, and keep out of the way what is bad.
The friends we have lost do not repose under the ground...they are buried deep in our hearts. It has been thus ordained that they may always accompany us.
Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.
So it was, my dear Watson, that at two o'clock today I found myself in my old armchair in my own old room, and only wishing that I could have seen my old friend Watson in the other chair which he has so often adorned. - Sherlock Holmes.
No human relation gives one possession in another—every two souls are absolutely different. In friendship or in love, the two side by side raise hands together to find what one cannot reach alone.
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