A Message for Our Time — Page 49
49 Serving Humanity—A Form Of Worship Of Allah the world. With all my heart, I hope and pray that it fulfils its mandate and proves an exceptional means of alleviating the suf- fering of people, regardless of their religious beliefs, regardless of their age and regardless of their ethnic or social backgrounds. As I have said, we desire no reward or praise from the world, our only target is to seek the love and favour of God Almighty. We are forever inspired by the words of the Promised Messiah as, who said that serving humanity was the means of ful- filling the true purpose of our lives and attaining the blessings and bounties of God Almighty. I am confident it will now be clear to all of you that we have not constructed this hospital in order to profit, or to gain favourable publicity; rather, our only objective is to serve the people of your nation, by providing high-quality healthcare to the people of this land. Rest assured, any funds generated by the hospital will be used to further serve the people of Guatemala and not a penny will be sent abroad. Whatever income is received through patient fees will be reinvested to ensure that those who cannot afford treat- ment can receive it at a subsidised rate or, if feasible, for free. Apart from this, any additional income will be used to maintain and improve the hospital facilities or to fund new ways to serve humanity. Our previous humanitarian projects testify to the truth of what I have said. Wherever we have built schools or hospitals, we have never taken any of the income out of the country; rather, we have always reinvested it locally in a way that benefits the people of that nation—and the same will be the case here in Guatemala. God willing, this is not the end of our commitment to serving this nation, but is only the start. Certainly, it is my prayer and sincere