The mayor of Haifa asked us all to strive to be "better Bahá'ís!!"

The mayor of Haifa was introduced as one who takes a personal interest and has used his position to speed the progress. Mayor Amram Mitzva reminded us that the Bahá'ís share Haifa and that the Bahá'í World Centre is the heart of Haifa, the two are interlocked and that one cannot see Haifa without the "hanging gardens" (the Israeli reference to the Bahá'í World Center). He asked us to join together in prayer for peace and stability and no more war -- he asked us all to strive to be "better Bahá'ís!!"

(Impressions of Bahji, by Kevin Locke, 2001-05)

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