23. O SON OF THE SUPREME!
To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own?
24. O SON OF MAN!
Transgress not thy limits, nor claim that which beseemeth thee not. Prostrate thyself before the countenance of thy God, the Lord of might and power.
(Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)
It seems strange that we would turn away from something that lasts eternal, and desire something that is doomed to perish. No one would do that if they could tell the difference. The eternal is a mystery that none can explain. It simply is what it is. And yet there is another part of our being that can appear to be the most reliable, can take over and keep us so busy that we keep the eternal part at bay. I think that anyone can feel that eternal part. It appears when one lights a candle and becomes lost in its beauty. It professes its existence in a sunrise or sunset, those times that in themselves are the bridge to another time. Darkness becomes morning, the sun later moves beyond our reach to another part of the world. There is a moment when time ceases to exist, when we are caught in between this stage and the next and are aware of the beauty of it.
There are times when every person is aware, there is something beyond ourselves. There is something unexplainable, and we must be at peace with that. All is not logic and proven by mathematical formula.
The second verse — when there is that understanding of a Power greater than ourselves, then our happiest moments are in recognizing our station, being at peace with ourselves and realizing we do not have to figure everything out, or know it all. Yes, we have a mind and a spirit and the Greater Power, whatever we call it, expects us to use them. But there is a love of Him for Who He is, an expression of love (prayer) a desire to be closer to Him/Her/It, and prostration of our whole being before the Lord our God in thankfulness.
Doctor Grandma 
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