One day, during the Master’s visit to New York City, He paid a visit to Central Park

One day, during the Master’s visit to New York City, He paid a visit to Central Park. After spending several hours in the Museum of Natural History, He came out to rest under the trees. A solicitous little old watchman inquired, ‘”Would you like to go back after you have rested? There are fossils and birds.”’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá smiled and replied, ‘”No, I am tired of going about looking at the things of this world.

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I want to go above and travel and see the spiritual worlds. What do you think about that?”’ The watchman scratched his head – he was puzzled. Then the Master queried, ‘”Which would you rather possess, the material or the spiritual world?”’ ‘”Well, I guess the material.”’ ‘”But,” continued ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “you do not lose it when you attain the spiritual. When you go upstairs in a house you do not leave the house.

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The lower floor is under you.”’ Suddenly the old man seemed to see the light.

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