…although ‘Abdu'l-Baha considers himself as a drop yet this
drop is connected with the Most Great Sea. Although he looks upon himself as an
atom, yet this atom is related to the world-illuminating Sun. As it is said:
"The Originator of all these voices is the King himself;" or in other
words: "It is through His assistance."
Unquestionably this physical body and human energy would
have been unable to stand this constant wear and tear, and were it not for the
support of the angel of Providence even the bones of this servant would have
mouldered away. [during journey to the West] But the aid and help of His
Highness the Desired One was the Guardian and Protector of the weak and humble
‘Abdu'l-Baha. Through the many annoyances and inconveniences of the journey,
physical exhaustion was produced in the nerves and the various indispositions
caused poor health, but the Spirit was so energized that this great weakness
and excessive feebleness disappeared in a short period of time, and ere long
‘Abdul-Baha will be occupied again with reading and writing.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet, ‘Star of the West, vol. 5, no.
14, November 23, 1914)
