The divine friends must be attracted to and enamored of each
other and ever be ready and willing to sacrifice their own lives for each
other. Should one soul from amongst the believers meet another, it must be as
though a thirsty one with parched lips has reached to the fountain of the water
of life, or a lover has met his true beloved. For one of the greatest divine
wisdoms regarding the appearance of the holy Manifestations is this: The souls
may come to know each other and become intimate with each other; the power of
the love of God may make all of them the waves of one sea, the flowers of one
rose garden, and the stars of one heaven. This is the wisdom for the appearance
of the holy Manifestations! When the most great bestowal reveals itself in the
hearts of the believers, the world of nature will be transformed, the darkness
of the contingent being will vanish, and heavenly illumination will be
obtained. Then the whole world will become the Paradise of Abhá, every one of the believers of God will become a blessed
tree, producing wonderful fruits. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)
