(Written 23 January 2010)
The moment is the start of life, when did it actually commence?
I was behind in the race, but, through mysterious forces, soon advanced to a place of Will.The eternal bond colligates seemingly unrelated events into the tapestry of one's unfolding destiny.Color strokes from life's palette reproduce ethereal Forms upon the canvas of the effacing soul.
A quotation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá which may have inspired the above, is this:
The most important thing is to polish the mirrors of hearts in order that they may become illumined and receptive of the divine light. One heart may possess the capacity of the polished mirror; another, be covered and obscured by the dust and dross of this world. Although the same Sun is shining upon both, in the mirror which is polished, pure and sanctified you may behold the Sun in all its fullness, glory and power, revealing its majesty and effulgence; but in the mirror which is rusted and obscured there is no capacity for reflection, although so far as the Sun itself is concerned it is shining thereon and is neither lessened nor deprived. Therefore, our duty lies in seeking to polish the mirrors of our hearts in order that we shall become reflectors of that light and recipients of the divine bounties which may be fully revealed through them.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 14
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