Strive… that thou mayest forsake the path of illusion and
imitation and gain admittance into the realm of inner vision and the kingdom of
spiritual discoveries. For in these days all are bewildered in the drunkenness
of ignorance, save those whom thy Lord hath willed to spare. Some consider the
fading mirage to be the billowing ocean and reckon the impenetrable darkness as
the radiant morn. Others, having forsaken the river of eternal life, content
themselves with a vanishing drop. Such is the state and condition of the
people: “Thus have We created the souls in divers conditions.” [Cf. Qur’án 71:14] - Baha'u'llah (‘Gems of Divine Mysteries’)
