And as we reflect, we observe that man is like unto a tiny
organism contained within a fruit; this fruit hath developed out of the
blossom, the blossom hath grown out of the tree, the tree is sustained by the
sap, and the sap formed out of earth and water. How then can this tiny organism
comprehend the nature of the garden, conceive of the gardener and comprehend
his being? That is manifestly impossible. Should that organism understand and
reflect, it would observe that this garden, this tree, this blossom, this fruit
would in no wise have come to exist by themselves in such order and perfection.
Similarly the wise and reflecting soul will know of a certainty that this
infinite universe with all its grandeur and perfect order could not have come
to exist by itself. - ‘Abdu'l-Baha (Tablet to Dr. August Forel)
