Resentment
The temptation to react sharply and defensively is very great, yet we know that, as Trustees of the Merciful, we should not do so. Not only is it contrary to the spirit of the instructions of the Master and the Guardian, with which you are thoroughly familiar, but giving vent to such reaction tends to evoke resentment rather than bringing about the desired result.
- Letter from the Universal House of Justice, dated January 25, 1972, to a National Spiritual Assembly
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Kamal 16 Azamat 183 B.E.
However, to continue dialogue with those who have shown a fixed antagonism to the Faith, and have demonstrated their imperviousness to any ideas other than their own, is usually fruitless and, for the Bahá’ís who take part, can be burdensome and even spiritually corrosive.
The Universal House of Justice – 1992 Dec 10, Issues Related to Study Compilation