Recently, I came across an interesting blog ( www.elikamahony.com/blog ) of Ms. Elika Mahony. I am taking the liberty of sharing a post entitled, “A violently Shaken World.” “Our world has been violently shaken in the last couple of weeks. Thousands have suffered and countless lives have been lost in China and in Myanmar. So many are suffering and many others are looking for explanations and trying to make sense of these catastrophes. From the wise counsels of Abdu’l-Baha I have gleaned the following: In times of tragedy we are reminded that we are one human family, all with the same needs and all suffering from the same pain. We also see how tragedy brings out the most noble side of humanity: strangers and friends alike arise to offer help, to contribute money and material goods, and to pray for their fellow human beings who are grieving and who are suffering. While we try to do our best to assist in whatever ways we can, ‘Abdu’l-Baha also reminds that we must r