Humour Abdu’l-Baha was blessed with a delightful sense of humour. He found fun in situations and stories. few examples will illustrate this. 64 day in the Holy Land He told Harlan Ober, an ‘One American Baha’i, that he was to go to India. Harlan Ober did travel far and wide in the interests of the Faith, but at that particular time he did not cherish making that journey. few days later Abdu’l-Baha told him to go to America. Master,” Ober said, thought I was going to India.” “But, “I did Christopher Columbus,” replied.’110 “So ‘Abdu’l-Baha 65 Once a reporter in London inquired about ‘Abdu’l- plans - to his astonishment the Master replied in English. The reporter commented on His good pronunciation, whereupon Abdu’l-Baha up and, pacing the room, ‘rose uttered a number of complicated English words, such as and then laughingly said, difficult “hippopotamus”, “Very English words I speak.” ’Iri 66 Lady Blomfield cited another instance of His delightful humour: day after a meeting when, as usual, many ‘One people had crowded round Him, Abdu’l-Baha arrived 174
Humour Abdu’l-Baha was blessed with a delightful sense of humour. He found fun in situations and stories. few examples will illustrate this. 64 ‘One day in the Holy Land He told Harlan Ober, an American Baha’i, that he was to go to India. Harlan Ober did travel far and wide in the interests of the Faith, but at that particular time he did not cherish making that journey. few days later Abdu’l-Baha told him to go to America. “But, Master,” Ober said, “I thought I was going to India.” “So did Christopher Columbus,” ‘Abdu’l-Baha replied.’110 65 Once a reporter in London inquired about ‘Abdu’l- plans - to his astonishment the Master replied in English. The reporter commented on His good pronunciation, whereupon Abdu’l-Baha ‘rose up and, pacing the room, uttered a number of complicated English words, such as “hippopotamus”, and then laughingly said, “Very difficult English words I speak.” ’Iri 66 Lady Blomfield cited another instance of His delightful humour: ‘One day after a meeting when, as usual, many people had crowded round Him, Abdu’l-Baha arrived 174
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