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Midweek Reflections on The Business of Life

Idal (Justice), 11 Kalimat (Words) 177 B.E. - Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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Day 2194: "The business of life is the acquisition of memories."
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"Man has two powers; and his development, two aspects. One power is connected with the material world, and by it he is capable of material advancement. The other power is spiritual, and through its development his inner, potential nature is awakened. These powers are like two wings. Both must be developed, for flight is impossible with one wing. Praise be to God! Material advancement has been evident in the world, but there is need of spiritual advancement in like proportion. We must strive unceasingly and without rest to accomplish the development of the spiritual nature in man, and endeavor with tireless energy to advance humanity toward the nobility of its true and intended station. For the body of man is accidental; it is of no importance. The time of its disintegration will inevitably come. But the spirit of man is essential and, therefore, eternal. It is a divine bounty. It is the effulgence of the Sun of Reality and, therefore, of greater importance than the physical body."

‘Abdu’l-Bahá1

The Business of Life

The business of life
is to acquire spiritual virtues
that cloth the soul
after its separation
from the physical body.

Memories are a natural acquisition
of having a physical body
and living in the world of matter;
they are acquired each day
we spend on the material plane
and interact with humanity.

Our effort
must go to passing tests,
which help us develop
the spiritual virtues
that will cloth our souls
in the next world.

Footnotes
1  The Promulgation of Universal Peace, Page 60