Egotism
Men keep their possessions for their own enjoyment and do not share sufficiently with others the bounty received from God. Spring is thus changed into the winter of selfishness and egotism.
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London, p. 82
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Jalal 4 Ayyam-i-Ha 182 B.E.
While Bahá’u’lláh clearly affirms that these souls are "invested with divine forgiveness", "partake of the ocean of His mercy" and are the recipients of "the splendours of the Sun of Divine favor", the Research Department has not, however been able to locate any statement in the Writings to suggest that one's non-Bahá’í parents, upon their death, automatically become Bahá’ís.
The Universal House of Justice – 1991 Aug 28, The Condition of non-Bahá’í Relatives after Death