O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents
were lofty and sublime, and its aim high and far-reaching. The world of
humanity is in need of great improvement, for it is a material jungle wherein
trees without fruit flourish and useless weeds abound. If at all there is a
tree that beareth fruit it is overshadowed by the fruitless ones, and if a
flower groweth in this jungle it is hidden and concealed. The world of mankind
is in need of expert gardeners who may convert these forests into delectable
rose gardens, may substitute for these barren trees ones that yield fruit, and
may replace these useless weeds with roses and fragrant herbs. Thus active
souls and vigilant people rest neither by day nor by night; they strive to be
closely linked to the divine Kingdom and thereby become the manifestations of
infinite bounty and ideal gardeners for these forests. Thus the world of
humanity will be wholly transformed and the merciful bounties become manifest. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the
Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
