'That
is to say, man must become evanescent in God. Must forget his own
selfish conditions that he may thus arise to the station of sacrifice.
It should be to such a degree that if he sleep, it should not be for
pleasure, but to rest the body in order to
do better, to speak better, to explain more beautifully, to serve the
servants of God and to prove the truths. When he remains awake, he
should seek to be attentive, serve the Cause of God and sacrifice his
own stations for those of God. When he attains to this station, the
confirmations of the Holy Spirit will surely reach him, and man with
this power can withstand all who inhabit the earth.' - ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
This for me, is such a powerful quotation.
It really puts things in perspective!
SLEEP!
I LOVE sleep!
I get as much of it as I can, and drag it out until the last possible second every morning.
But then, I go and read a quote like this.
I love how it implies that sleep shouldn't be for us.
I
love that. I want to be able to roll out of bed each morning, grateful
that my body is rested and my mind is alive, so that I can dedicate
every inch of it to serving humanity and being the best person I could
possibly be.
How amazing would it be to have that attitude.
I guess I'm not there yet. :p
But I don't think it's just about sleep.
It's about living your life completely selflessly.
For others and for God.
Just think, how amazing would that be to live like that. :)
How amazing would it be, to not care about anything else but each other.
To not want anything else besides nearness to God and to serve humanity.
To
not be distracted by all these little things that don't really matter,
and to all be working towards the same goal... a happier world.
Wouldn't that be beautiful?
And it starts here.
From the moment we wake up each morning,
to the reason we go to sleep. :)
