While looking from the window ‘Abdu’l-Baha said:
“We hear the murmur of the sea always continuing. It never
ceases. Were it to cease, the world would be dead.
Stagnant, lifeless. But the waves of the mind of man are far greater than those
of the sea; they also are ceaseless. They never stop for one instant. This
movement is good. If these waves of the mind are few, the man is dull and
quiet. What pearls and jewels are contained in the depths of sea! But the
pearls and jewels hidden in the mind of man are knowledge, virtues,
capabilities, etc. These pearls can grow and increase in luster forever, but the
pearls of the sea remain always the same. These waves from our minds go forth
and create movement and thought in other minds. From one strong thought of love
what great results may be produced!”
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, recorded by Ethel
Rosenberg in ‘Akka, January 1909)
