O maid-servant of God! Everything of importance in this
world demands the close attention of its seeker. The one in pursuit of anything
must undergo difficulties and hardships until the object in view is attained
and the great success is obtained. This is the case of things pertaining to the
world. How much higher is that which concerns the Supreme Concourse! That Cause
involves every favor, glory and eternal bliss in the world of God. The seeker
after the great guidance and eternal happiness necessarily will encounter
difficulties. He must be patient under such circumstances. The chosen believers
of the past quaffed the chalice of suffering and sank deep in the ocean of
trials until they attained to that blessed station and sublime beatitude.
(‘Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha, vol. 2)
