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falling towards a single pointJuly 26 Exciting Times!As the current situation in the world unfolds, we may experience one or both of the only possible expressions available to us: joy and pain. Naturally, the varying degrees of these emotions can be labeled by such words as happiness, suffering, delight, sorrow and the like. However, our balance between the two yields true understanding of why we may or may not be influenced in either direction. The Old World is crumbling while the New World crystalizes in its place. Pain is slowly being replaced by Joy ~ and yet it seems like there should be some form of "order", in the sense that we all feel like things should be a certain way. It is that feeling that reminds us why we are in fact strechted between the two extremes of emotion. Baha'u'llah, the Promised One of all ages has laid down God's Divine Plan, separating darkness from light and truth from error. Could it be, that true joy has been defined from the earthly joys we are all familiar with? Could it be that true pain is nothing more than the absence of true joy? Most naturally! June 01 Has it only been 4 months?It is quite unbelievable to know that it has only been 4 whole months since entering into this "fortress". Since then, the many experience we all may assume occur have been wonderful. Finding new employment, meeting wonderful new friends, and of course growing closer with my beautiful wife. Life seems as it always should have been, and yet I know for a fact how much I wanted "this", to be married not 6 months ago. Truly, it does not allow for much consideration of what "time" means, being that although Mey and I had to wait over a year to marry, it is as though that time of our life did not ever exist... I hope you all are well and with joy in your hearts. January 20 ...finally, a Fortressneedless-to-say, there is little time to sufficiently share how beautiful the day was... a few pictures here may convey some of the wonderful things that happened.
Allah'u'abha! December 07 a Fortress...What changes have occured...!
A wonderful season with the Junior Varsity volleyball team at Central High School, a life-changing trip to Haifa, Israel for pilgrimage to the World Center of the Baha'i Faith, and finally the impending marriage to a wonderful young woman - finally receiving consent after a year of patience.
Could I say anymore? I have a feeling that even one word would do injustice to the feelings in my heart. So I will leave it illustrated by a very point-in-case Hidden Word by Baha'u'llah:
O SON OF MAN!
For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials. July 23 Coming Full CircleI must begin with a prayer, as all our doings on this earth happen only by the Will of our Creator...
"And be thou so steadfast in My love that thy heart shall not waver, even if the swords of the enemies rain blows upon thee and all the heavens and the earth arise against thee.
Be thou as a flame of fire to My enemies and a river of life eternal to My loved ones, and be not of those who doubt.
And if thou art overtaken by affliction in My path, or degradation for My sake, be not thou troubled thereby.
Rely upon God, thy God and the Lord of thy fathers. For the people are wandering in the paths of delusion, bereft of discernment to see God with their own eyes, or hear His Melody with their own ears. Thus have We found them, as thou also dost witness."
~Baha'u'llah~
The journey home was magnificent. I had forgotten the natural beauty of the island; the towering mountains, the lush forests and the surrounding sea. My family had not been together under the same roof for some time, so that was also a blessing. There were many experiences during my visit that I would love to share, however, it is only at the "end" of such things do we realize its significance. Therefore, what I might share is merely where my heart is; having gone through a number of trials and tribulations.
"O God! I am prepared to endure any ordeal in Thy path and desire with all my heart and soul to meet any hardship."
~'Abdu'l-Baha~
How could I ever expect to manifest this prayer if I did not embrace the challenges God places before us? If I would claim devotion to God, my Creator and loving Father ~ How could I ever do so knowing that I had not suffered at the hands of any and all who would cross my path? The knowledge that such things have indeed occured within my life, brings true meaning to what I might believe to be... my life.
As wonderful as it was to visit family, old friends and loved ones, none can compare with the prospect of reflecting the worlds of the previous prayer with my own blood. Naturally, we do not "create" these experiences ourselves, but recognize them by the tearing of our heart and soul by the purifying hand of God's wisdom. This, is furthermost in my mind, albeit my body has experienced so many beautiful locations, individuals and senses during these past few weeks.
I pray the same has been true for your lives, as...
"Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return."
Qur'án 2:151 |
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