‘Abdu'l-Bahá turned suddenly to us, and raising his voice in a tone so poignant that it pierced every heart, he stretched his hands above us and said: "Now the time has come when we must part, but the separation is only of our bodies, in spirit we are united. Ye are the lights which shall be diffused; ye are the waves of that sea which shall spread and overflow the world. Each wave is precious to me and my nostrils shall be gladdened by your fragrance. Another commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another even as I love you. Great mercy and blessings are promised to the people of your land, but on one conditions; that their hearts be filled with the fire of love, that they live in perfect kindness and harmony like one soul in different bodies, like one soul in different bodies. If they fail in this condition the great blessings will be deferred. Never forget this; look at one another with the eye of perfection; look at me, follow me, be as I am; take no thought for yourselves or your lives, whether ye are comfortable, whether ye are well or ill, whether ye are with friends or foes, whether ye receive praise or blame; for all of these things ye must care not at all. Look at me and be as I am; ye must die to yourselves and to the world, so shall ye be born again and enter the kingdom of heaven. Behold a candle how it gives light. It weeps its life away drop by drop in order to give forth its flame of light . . . The time has come when we must part, but the separation is only of our bodies; in spirit we are united forever."