He — glorified be
His mention — resembleth the sun. Were unnumbered mirrors to be placed before
it, each would, according to its capacity, reflect the splendour of that sun,
and were none to be placed before it, it would still continue to rise and set,
and the mirrors alone would be veiled from its light. I, verily, have not
fallen short of My duty to admonish that people, and to devise means whereby
they may turn towards God, their Lord, and believe in God, their Creator. If,
on the day of His Revelation, all that are on earth bear Him allegiance, Mine
inmost being will rejoice, inasmuch as all will have attained the summit of
their existence, and will have been brought face to face with their Beloved,
and will have recognized, to the fullest extent attainable in the world of
being, the splendour of Him Who is the Desire of their hearts. If not, My soul
will indeed be saddened. I truly have nurtured all things for this purpose.
How, then, can anyone be veiled from Him? For this have I called upon God, and
will continue to call upon Him. He, verily, is nigh, ready to answer.
- The Báb (‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
