One of my ideas to help check the disease of sectarian hatreds has been to practice and promote fellowship among people who are divided over Baha'i administration. I was thinking about that this morning, and I thought of my decision not to attend the Baha'i foreigners devotions here in Shanghai, because it looks and feels so much like the Baha'i church that I detest. The thought came to me that going to those devotions and developing a friendship with other people who go there might be a good way for me to practice what I'm promoting.
This morning, in the middle of the night, I was thinking about Karen and Alison and Steve and other friends I've met on the Internet in connection with AO feuds, and about my periodic concern that their preoccupation with Baha'i administration might be holding them down and holding them back. The thought came to me that I could try showing more interest in other things they do which seem more healthy and potentially fruitful to me.
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