Verily, I hope from God that ye may become my associates in
servitude to His Holy Threshold and my partners at the entrance of the Door of
His Oneness; so that ye may equally serve in His great vineyard. Then thank ye
your Lord, for He hath favored you with this manifest success. By God, the true
One! this cannot be equaled either by the dominion of the world or by the gift
of ruling over all regions with pomp, glory and power! Reflect ye upon the
chosen ones of God in the earlier ages! How their worth was unknown during
their days; how they were known by people as but ordinary individuals and
unimportant persons! Afterwards, their arguments appeared, their lights
scintillated, their stars beamed, their trees became lofty, their mysteries
gleamed forth, their fruits were praised, their reservoirs became overflowing,
their gardens adorned, their birds warbled and their joy became perfect in the
Kingdom of their Beneficent Lord.
- ‘Abdu'l-Baha (Tablets of ‘Abdu'l-Baha vol. 2)
