O thou spiritual friend! This world is a prison for heavenly
souls, and this earthly world is but a cage, and not a nest, unto the divine
birds. A prisoner who is awake and conscious will certainly seek for freedom,
and a mindful bird will certainly wish for deliverance from the cage. When the
heart becometh free from attachment unto this world, it will crave for the
world of the Kingdom and seek for eternal life.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Tablets of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
