Life is a load which must be carried on while we are on
earth, but the cares of the lower things of life should not be allowed to
monopolize all the thoughts and aspirations of a human being. The heart’s
ambitions should ascend to a more glorious goal, mental activity should rise to
higher levels! Men should hold in their souls the vision of celestial
perfection, and there prepare a dwelling-place for the inexhaustible bounty of
the Divine Spirit.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, November 17, 1911, Paris; ‘Paris
Talks’)
