O SON OF BEING
If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in time the Lord of wealth shall visit thee. Fear not abasement, for glory shall one day rest on thee.
Baha’u'llah
As I am looking for a job these words from the ’Hidden Words’ of Baha’u'llah have given me great comfort and have re-energised my faith that I will find something soon – far better than any job I have ever had before! It also reminds me, given that I come from a Shia background of a Surah from the Noble Qur’an (also holy scripture, as with many other books of world religions, in the Baha’i faith):
Surah Ad-Duha (The Morning Hours)
Bismillah ar-rahman ar-Rahim
By the morning hours,
And by the night when it is stillest,
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
And very the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,
And very thy Lord will give unto Thee so that thou wilt be content,
Did He not find thee and orphan and protect thee?
Did He not find thee wandering and direct thee?
Did He not find thee destitute and enrich thee?
Therefore the orphan oppress not,
Therefore the beggar drive not away,
Therefore the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.
Again, this is more proof that whilst we may suffer trials and difficluties in life, God is always there waiting to make your life so much better once you have came through it. It’s as the Buddhist sage Nichiren Shonin says:
‘Winter never fails to turn into Spring’
Keep the faith.
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