Lift up your hearts above the present and look with eyes of
faith into the future! Today the seed is sown, the grain falls upon the earth,
but behold the day will come when it shall rise a glorious tree and the
branches thereof shall be laden with fruit. Rejoice and be glad that this day
has dawned, try to realize its power, for it is indeed wonderful! God has
crowned you with honour and in your hearts has He set a radiant star; verily
the light thereof shall brighten the whole world!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk,
Paris, November 4, 1911, ‘Paris Talks’)
