Consider for example the sun itself: It knows neither
morning, nor noon, nor evening — all times are one; all moments are the same.
But on account of the rising and setting of the sun, the inhabitants of the
earth see mornings and evenings and reckon the days and nights. Thus all these
times are one in the sun and all these days are identical and indistinguishable.
Likewise, in the realm of truth, past, present, and future
are the same, and future events are even as past and present occurrences. From
the perspective of that realm, all events and incidents take place in the
present and are witnessed by the Prophets and the chosen ones. And so it is
that the Prophets herald events that will transpire two or three thousand years
hence, for they abide in the realm of truth, wherein the mysteries of the
universe are revealed and laid bare. Infer from this statement the truth of the
spiritual discoveries of the Holy Ones and reflect and ponder thereon — the
matter is indeed clear and manifest.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, New resources
available at Online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
