While looking from the window ‘Abdu’l-Baha said:
“We hear the murmur of the sea always continuing. It never
ceases. Were it to cease, the world would be dead. Stagnant, lifeless. But the
waves of the mind of man are far greater than those of the sea; they also are
ceaseless. They never stop for one instant. This movement is good. If these
waves of the mind are few, the man is dull and quiet. What pearls and jewels
are contained in the depths of sea! But the pearls and jewels hidden in the
mind of man are knowledge, virtues, capabilities, etc. These pearls can grow
and increase in luster forever, but the pearls of the sea remain always the
same. These waves from our minds go forth and create movement and thought in
other minds. From one strong thought of love what great results may be
produced!”
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, recorded by Ethel Rosenberg in ‘Akka,
January 1909)
