Reflect ye upon the chosen ones of God in the earlier ages!
How their worth was unknown during their days; how they were known by people as
but ordinary individuals and unimportant persons! Afterwards, their arguments
appeared, their lights scintillated, their stars beamed, their trees became lofty,
their mysteries gleamed forth, their fruits were praised, their reservoirs
became overflowing, their gardens adorned, their birds warbled and their joy
became perfect in the Kingdom of their Beneficent Lord.
- ‘Abdu'l-Baha (Tablets of ‘Abdu'l-Baha vol. 2)
