I beg of God that thou mayest be so replenished with the
spirit of the love of God that there may not remain (in thee) any place or
access for the winds of tests. For what can dark doubts do with the light of
guidance, or clouds with the shining moon? Tests and trials only cause
agitation to weak hearts. But the pure souls, a hundred thousand tests are but
to them like mirage, imagination and shadow. The shadow cannot withstand the rays
of the sun and pure fragrances of holiness will not be concealed through the
doubts of the beetle. The headache of wavering (or hesitancy) will not affect
those exhilarated with the wine of the love of God.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 2)
