There have been many men who have died at last of the very
disease of which they have made a special study. Aristotle, for instance, who
made a special study of the digestion, died of a gastronomic malady. Aviseu was
a specialist of the heart, but he died of heart disease. God is the great
compassionate Physician who alone has the power to give true healing.
All creatures are dependent upon God, however great may seem
their knowledge, power and independence.
Behold the mighty kings upon earth, for they have all the
power in the world that man can give them, and yet when death calls they must
obey, even as the peasants at their gates. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk, October
19, 1911, Paris)
