"Use your stories to become a source of inspiration and guidance for those who read them." - Shoghi Effendi

I went to a funeral last week for a man who was like a grandfather to me. Hank Schellinck's life was one of service, of helping those less fortunate, of caring for those the world had long ago dismissed as unworthy of merit or attention.

I had fifteen years to hear this venerable man's story, but it was one he would never tell. The record of his good deeds was kept in boxes in the shed left for others to discover after his departure.

He embodied Baha'u'llah's wisdom that "the essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds." His belief in kindness to others was every day practiced, even and especially, to the least among us.

Shortly before his passing his daughter-in-law had a dream. She was sitting next to Grandpa who was asleep, when grandma Tucky appeared in her wedding dress, white and radiant.

"Don't be afraid. I've come for Henry." She picked him up, and carried him home. 

Success in this world can be measured by how selflessly you serve it. Grandpa left it a better place. How will you?