Likewise, in the state of California and other Western
states, wonderful scenes of the world of nature, which bewilder the minds of
men, are manifest. Lofty mountains, deep canyons, great and majestic
waterfalls, and giant trees are witnessed on all sides, while its soil is in
the utmost fertility and richness. That blessed state is similar to the Holy
Land and that region and that country like unto a delectable paradise, is in
many ways identical with Palestine. Now just as there are natural resemblances,
heavenly resemblances must also be acquired.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of the
Divine Plan’)
