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Bahai Story Library
When a Drop Draws Help From the Ocean
“When a drop draws help from the ocean, it is an ocean in itself, and a little seed, through the outpouring of rain, the favor of the sun and the soul-refreshing breeze, will become a tree with the utmost freshness, full of leaves, blossoms and fruits.”
O thou spiritual youth!
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Japan hath made wonderful progress in material
civilization, but she will become perfect when she also becometh
spiritually developed and the power of the Kingdom becometh manifest
in her.
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One will encounter a little difficulty in the beginning
of the establishment of the Cause of God in that country, but later
it will become very easy, for the inhabitants of Japan are
intelligent, sagacious and have the power of rapid assimilation.
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For the present, a perfect youth like thee is favored by
the bounty of the Kingdom and hath attained to the knowledge of the
Lord of the Kingdom. Show thou forth an effort that thou mayest
finish that which is necessary in the acquisition and study of
science and art; then travel thou toward the countries of Japan, so
that thou mayest hoist the Ensign of Truth waving from the apex of
the Supreme Concourse.
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Look thou not upon thine own capability; the
invisible divine confirmations are great and the protection and
providence of the Beauty of Abha is the helper and the assistant. When a drop draws help from the ocean, it is an ocean in itself, and
a little seed, through the outpouring of rain, the favor of the sun
and the soul-refreshing breeze, will become a tree with the utmost
freshness, full of leaves, blossoms and fruits.
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Therefore, do not
consider thy capacity and merit, but rely upon the infinite bounty
and trust to His Highness the Almighty. Do not delay. Undertake soon
that which thou art intending.
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There are prophecies concerning this Manifestation in
the Buddhistic books, but they are in symbols and metaphors, and some
spiritual conditions are mentioned therein, but the leaders of
religion do not understand. They think these prophecies are material
things; yet those signs are foreshadowing spiritual occurances.