This life is like unto vapour in a desert and the existence
of every thing is as a mere illusion, evanescent and bound to extinction. That
which endureth is the spiritual reality, it is the shining essence; it is life
eternal, it is undisturbed felicity, unfading and perpetual, flourishing and
plenteous. The revolution of cycles is powerless to ravage it, nor can the
succession of ages and centuries molest it. Therefore, this divinely-ordained
reality, this heavenly sign, must needs be preserved. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a
Tablet, ‘Fire and Light’ compilation; The Baha’i World, 1979-1983)
