Consider the lamp which is hidden under a bushel. Though its
light be shining, yet its radiance is concealed from men. Likewise, consider
the sun which hath been obscured by the clouds. Observe how its splendor
appeareth to have diminished, when in reality the source of that light hath
remained unchanged. The soul of man should be likened unto this sun, and all
things on earth should be regarded as his body. So long as no external
impediment interveneth between them, the body will, in its entirety, continue
to reflect the light of the soul, and to be sustained by its power. As soon as,
however, a veil interposeth itself between them, the brightness of that light
seemeth to lessen.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
