We must learn to accept everyone we meet as they are. `Abdu’l-Bahá says that unless we learn to love God, you cannot learn to love other. We simply cannot accept and tolerate others unless we accept and tolerate God. This means that we need to accept and tolerate our own lives. We have to accept that our lives are perfect as it is. What God has placed everything in front of us, is exactly what we need. We say in our prayers that God is the All-Bountiful, the All-Generous. Is God generous? Is God the All-Giver? If God is all these, why do we then think that what we have is not enough?

The key is for us to love our life and accept that it is perfect as it is. There are some things we should not question. One is who Bahá’u’lláh has chosen to play in His game. We need to stop thinking about who God puts in our life. Instead of questioning it, we should accept it. Whoever crosses our paths, is because God gave it to us. This is because we needed or need it. God is the All-Generous.

In the Words of Wisdom, Bahá’u’lláh says: "The source of all good is trust in God, submission unto His command, and contentment with His holy will and pleasure." Furthermore it says: "The source of all glory is acceptance of whatsoever the Lord hath bestowed, and contentment with that which God hath ordained." In these two passages, Bahá’u’lláh is explicitly saying that we need to learn to accept what ever God has put in our path, and to be content with it. This is the source of all good and glory.

In the Gems of Divine Mysteries, Bahá’u’lláh talks about two journeys, one is about resignation and the other about contentment. We all have sufferings, we all try to avoid it and do not very much like it. However, Bahá’u’lláh says that we should be thankful in adversity. We think it is a bad thing but it is a good thing. Why is it so? Outwardly it is a fire but inwardly it is life.

Michelangelo was once asked about his masterpiece, the statue of David and how he did that. He said it was very easy, that he just took a big marble stone and cut away every part that was not David. God is doing exactly the same thing with us. God is cutting away all the parts in us that is not of the should and God uses other persons to do it. God is, through other persons, chiseling away all parts that are not "David".

In the seven valleys, each valley has its own steed. The steed of the valley of love is pain. To get love, we need pain. We have to change our attitude towards life. In 1911, `Abdu’l-Bahá was interviewed and was asked how it felt to be a prisoner. `Abdu’l-Bahá said: "Freedom is not a matter of place. It is a condition. I was thankful for the prison, and the lack of liberty was very pleasing to me, for those days were passed in the path of service, under the utmost difficulties and trials, bearing fruits and results. "Unless one accepts dire vicissitudes, he will not attain. To me prison is freedom, troubles rest me, death is life, and to be despised is honour. Therefore, I was happy all that time in prison. When one is released from the prison of self, that is indeed release, for that is the greater prison." `Abdu’l-Bahá in London page 120. Key to learn to love God is to accept Gods Will.