When you see a tree growing and developing, be hopeful of its outcome. It will blossom and bear fruit eventually. If you see dry wood or old trees, there is no hope whatever of fruitage. (`Abdu'l-Baha: Promulgation of Universal Peace*, Page: 111)
Be thou ever hopeful, for the bounties of God never cease to flow upon man. If viewed from one perspective they seem to decrease, but from another they are full and complete. Man is under all conditions immersed in a sea of God's blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope. (`Abdu'l-Baha: Selections ... `Abdu'l-Baha, Page: 205)
You should, however, take courage and resign to the will of God when you see what the Greatest Holy Leaf had to face during her life. All you may suffer is nothing compared to what she had to endure; and yet how joyous and hopeful she used always to be! This is the way of the world. The greatest among us seems to be the one who has suffered most and withstood best the battles of life. (Shoghi Effendi: Bahiyyih Khanum, Page: 87)
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