abandoneth all that men possess: “And if he feareth not God, God will make
him to fear all things; whereas all things fear him who feareth God.”(117)

Speak in the Persian tongue, though the Arab please thee more;
A lover hath many a tongue at his command.(118)

How sweet is this couplet which revealeth such a truth:

See, our hearts come open like shells, when He raineth grace like
pearls,
And our lives are ready targets, when agony’s arrows He hurls.

And were it not contrary to the Law of the Book, I would verily bequeath a
part of My possessions to the one who would put Me to death, and I would
name him My heir; yea, I would bestow upon him a portion, would render him
thanks, would seek to refresh Mine eyes with the touch of his hand. But
what can I do? I have no possessions, no power, and this is what God hath
ordained.(119)

Methinks at this moment, I catch the fragrance of His garment(120) blowing
from the Egypt of Bahá;(121) verily He seemeth near at hand, though men
may think Him far away.(122) My soul doth smell the perfume shed by the
Beloved One; My sense is filled with the fragrance of My dear Companion.

The duty of long years of love obey
And tell the tale of happy days gone by,
That land and sky may laugh aloud today,
And it may gladden mind and heart and eye.(123)

This is the realm of full awareness, of utter self-effacement. Even love