Question: Why are the teachings of all religions expressed
largely by parables and metaphors and not in the plain language of the people?
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s answer: Divine things are too deep to be
expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in
order to be understood and preserved for ages to come. When the spiritually
minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface
the pearls of their inner significance. There is no greater pleasure than to
study God’s Word with a spiritual mind.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Notes of conversations; ‘Abdu’l-Baha in
London’)
