Perfection: North Carolina, USA
Another sundial photo, this time of the centerpiece. The sundial reminds me of astronomy, which reminds me of St. Exupery, who reminds us of the following: “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” The notion of looking on at life has always been [...]
Perfection: Guam
Mitra peeled five watermelons that day. Peeled them! “The bounties of the Blessed Perfection are infinite. We must endeavor to increase our capacity daily, to strengthen and enlarge our capabilities for receiving them, to become as perfect mirrors.” ‘Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 24
Perfection: Los Angeles, USA
As much as we say the perfections of God are evident and manifest. The power of reflection is often the key to really appreciating those perfections. “In the darksome night of despair, my eye turneth expectant and full of hope to the morn of Thy boundless favor and at the hour of dawn my drooping [...]
Perfection: Boston, USA
Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum) in an ostrich egg vase. “… reflect upon the perfection of man’s creation, and that all these planes and states are folded up and hidden away within him. ‘Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form / When within thee the universe is folded?’” (Bahá’u’lláh, The Valley of Wonderment from The Seven Valleys, [...]
