Turning from God inevitably brings disaster, and turning to God as inevitably brings blessing.
As the whole of humanity is one organism, however, the welfare of each individual depends not only on his own behavior, but on that of his neighbors.

If one does wrong, all suffer in greater or less degree; while if one does well, all benefit.

Each has to bear his neighbor's burdens, to some extent, and the best of mankind are those who bear the biggest burdens.

The saints have always suffered abundantly; the Prophets have suffered superlatively.

Baha'u'llah says in the Book of Iqan:--"You must undoubtedly have been informed of the tribulations, the poverty, the ills, and the degradation that have befallen every Prophet of God and His companions.