Honour: Chicago, USA
The lights on the railings going up the stairs at the House of Worship light our steps as we pray. “It is certain that man’s highest distinction is to be lowly before and obedient to his God; that his greatest glory, his most exalted rank and honor, depend on his close observance of the Divine [...]
Honour: Oxford, England
The Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, Shoghi Effendi, studied here, at Balliol College from 1920 and translated important Baha’i works into English. Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the oldest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Here are some Gothic arches that form part of its architecture and you can [...]
Honour: Chicago, USA
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. // Socrates
Honour: Bali
A family gathered with their neighbors on a holiday designated to offer thanks. “. . . it behooveth them to shake the dust of every land which they have passed by off their shoes and to be with God and without need of the rich—although their bed is the soil, their light is the stars [...]
Honour: Florence, Italy
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Honour: Sydney, Australia
I find it remarkable that as humans we exhibit great strength to persevere through all boundaries of physical and emotional weariness. “The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be; all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and [...]
Honour: Adelaide, Australia
“The day is approaching when the intervening clouds will have been completely dissipated, when the light of the words, “All honor belongeth unto God and unto them that love Him,” will have appeared, as manifest as the sun, above the horizon of the Will of the Almighty.”
Honour: Vancouver, Canada
“O Son Of The Throne! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee” ~Baha’u’llah
Honour: Taipei City, Taiwan
Honoring a great teacher, the Confucius Temple in Tainan, Taiwan. The entire screen bears 205 words of “The Great Learning”. The first portion in this photograph, translated loosely, reads, “The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the kingdom, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their [...]
Honour: Soufriere, St Lucia
A simple fishing boat, honours God in Soufriere Bay, St Lucia. “They who are possessed of riches, however, must have the utmost regard for the poor, for great is the honor destined by God for those poor who are steadfast in patience. By My life! There is no honor, except what God may please to [...]
Honour: Guam
“These are the earliest days of my life, O my God, which Thou hast linked with Thine own days. Now that Thou hast conferred upon me so great an honor, withhold not from me the things Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen ones. I am, O my God, but a tiny seed which Thou hast [...]
Honour: Chicago, USA
The reflection of winter light through icicles in a row was so beautiful, a perfect way to end a perfect weekend. “The will and plan of God is that each individual member of humankind shall become illumined like unto a lamp, radiant with all the destined virtues of humanity, leading his fellow creatures out of [...]
Honour: Boston, USA
“Show us the right way, that is, honor us with the love of Thine Essence, that we may be freed from turning toward ourselves and toward all else save Thee…”. Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, p. 8.
Honour: Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
“Knowledge is the honor and glory of the world of humanity, and the greatest bounty of God. Knowledge is identical with guidance, and ignorance is real error. Happy are those who spend their days in gaining knowledge, in discovering the secrets of nature, and in penetrating the subtleties of pure truth! Woe to those who are [...]
Honour: Johannesburg, South Africa
“Praised be God! Thou hast been shielded from the most great terror and hast succeeded in drawing nigh unto the Most Great Bounty at a time when all men were prevented from recognizing the eternal King by the interposition of the veils of outward glory, namely the divines of this day. Cherish thou as dearly [...]
Honour: Vancouver, Canada
“All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the Source of all glory and majesty, of greatness and honor, of sovereignty and dominion, of loftiness and grace, of awe and power. Whomsoever Thou willest Thou causest to draw nigh unto the Most Great Ocean, and on whomsoever Thou desirest Thou conferrest the honor [...]
Honour: Haifa, Israel
Babushka dolls, also known as nesting dolls, the most motherly of dolls. We must respect and honor our parents, especially our mother because, as stated by Abdu’l-Baha, “the mother is the first educator of the child”. “The fruits that best befit the tree of human life are trustworthiness and godliness, truthfulness and sincerity; but greater [...]
Honour: Los Angeles, USA
When we create and respect our creative fellows, we honor our Creator. I recently had the pleasure of spending time with some bikers who take great pleasure in these awesome machines and spend much time upgrading and maintaining them. They know greatness when they see it, and they’re grateful everyday! “All praise to the unity [...]
Honour: Swindon, England
These Swedish Saffron Christmas buns, lussebulle, are traditionally eaten the weeks leading up to Christmas. The buns are sweetened by rasins, and the delicate flavour of saffron and nutmeg make these shockingly addictive. “There are four qualities which I love to see manifested in people: First, enthusiasm and courage; second, a face wreathed in smiles [...]
Honour: Taipei, Taiwan
This photo was shot over Taipei’s outdoor International Flora Expo. The flowers were beautiful, but didn’t come as close to stopping my heart as this China Airlines flight was to land at nearby SongShan Airport. Have you ever stood under a flying jet? They are enormous. Though I can rattle off the physics of it, [...]
