 Thank you very much for your patience. We are now going to resume proceedings and as you can tell the sound system has been fixed but I am going to ask our time for reflection leader, Dr Mawrzeffaith, to start from the beginning—Aren't you going to ask our time for reflection leader, Dr Maura Feith? organisations too long before should go up above. Members of the Scottish Parliament thanks again for the opportunity to address a Today. This weekend, several million Beheys and countless more friends, neighbours, family aeth kynlluniau i gael â'r ffordd i chi gafodd y byw yn wladol pan oedon i'r byd o bacholau yn y bydd y byd hosio. Mae storhwyr wneud ei genonnol iawn i'r bobl yn ei rai gafodd ffasol argymauath, ond i niadol, yn sanctions iawn, yn ei gwybodaeth i'r gwbl yn ysgawdd ac yn ei gweinig. While joyful, reverent and uplifting, the celebrations provided rich opportunities for those present to reflect on Bahaola's life, his teachings and their implications for today's society. Bahaola was born in Iran in 1817, though blessed with saintly character and uncommon wisdom, he was made to endure 40 years of suffering and exile. Yet, Bahaola's teachings speak to the nobility of the human spirit, the good in us all. The society he envisioned is founded on principles that will safeguard that virtue and integrity. At the heart of Bahae teachings is the principle of the oneness of humankind. Bahaola compared the world of humanity to the human body, an organism whose functioning is governed by co-operation and reciprocity. While once viewed with scepticism, this fact that humanity constitutes a single people and our world is essentially interconnected is now widely accepted. However, the oneness of humankind has far-reaching implications. It implies a transformation in the very relationships that bind society. It demands that all forms of prejudice be eliminated. Bahaola tells us that prejudice in its various forms destroys the edifice of humanity whereas the light of unity is so powerful that it can eliminate the whole earth. This oneness also demands an equitable distribution of resources and opportunities, including universal access to education. It calls for a set of economic relationships that allow wealth to serve the interests of the entire human family. The oneness of humankind affirms the principle of unity in diversity. Fundamentally, the Bahae writings see every person as a spiritual being with unique talents and capacities as minds rich in gems of inestimable value. Everyone has a part to play in carrying forward an ever-advancing civilisation. As parliamentarians then, serving in a period of unprecedented global change, may your work reflect the principle of the oneness of humankind and all that it implies for a vibrant, unified Scotland playing its part in an interconnected world?