Sharp must be thy sight… and adamant thy soul, and
brass-like thy feet, if thou wishest to be unshaken by the assaults of the
selfish desires that whisper in men’s breasts. This
is the firm injunction which the Pen of the Most Great Name hath, by virtue of
the Will of the Ancient King, been moved to reveal. Keep it as the apple of
thine eye, and be thou of the thankful. Strive thou day and night to serve the
Cause of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, and be thou detached from all else but
Him. By Myself! Whatever thou seest in this Day shall perish. Supremely lofty
will be thy station, if thou remainest steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord.
Towards Him are thy busy movements directed, and in Him is thy final
resting-place.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
