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27
In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of
God hath had His own rank in the world of existence, and
each hath represented a stage in the development of humanity.
But the Manifestation of the Most Great Name--may
my life be a sacrifice for His loved ones--was an expression
of the coming of age, the maturing of man's inmost reality
in this world of being. For the sun is the source and well-spring
of light and heat, the focal point of splendours, and
it compriseth all the perfections that are made manifest by
the other stars which have dawned upon the world. Make
thou an effort that thou mayest take thy place under the sun
and receive an abundant share of its dazzling light. In truth
do I tell thee, once thou hast attained this station, thou shalt
behold the saints bowing down their heads in all humility
before Him. Haste thou to life before death cometh; haste
thou to the spring season before autumn draweth in; and
before illness striketh, haste thou to healing--that thou
mayest become a physician of the spirit who, with the
breaths of the Holy Spirit, healeth all manner of sickness in
this famed and glorious age.
Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá
pages 56-57
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