Consider not the present condition, but rather foresee the
future and the end. A seed in the beginning is very small, but in the end a
great tree. One should not consider the seed, but the tree and its abundance of
blossoms, leaves and fruits.
Consider the days of Jesus, when there was only a small body
of people, and then observe the great tree which grew from that seed and what
an abundant fruit it produced. This is greater than that, forasmuch as it is
the calling of the Lord of Hosts and the Voice of the Trumpet of the Living
God; it is the summons unto the harmony and unison of the world, and it is the
banner of faithfulness, trustworthiness and friendship among the different nations and sects of the universe; it is the light of the Sun of Truth and the
spirituality of the Majestic One. Verily this great cycle (dispensation) will
encompass all the horizons and ultimately all the nations will gather together
under this standard.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha ('Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
