Writing in Snow

Motivational Monday: Inspiration, Poems, and Gratitude List

Kamál (Perfection), 7 ‘Ilm (Knowledge) 175 B.E. - Monday, October 22, 2018

"If the spirit were not immortal, how could the Manifestations of God endure such terrible trials? Why did Christ Jesus suffer the fearful death on the cross? Why did Muhammad bear persecutions? Why did the Báb make the supreme sacrifice and why did Bahá’u’lláh pass the years of his life in prison? Why should all this suffering have been, if not to prove the everlasting life of the spirit?"

‘Abdu’l-Baha, from Paris Talks1

Love is the reason,
love is the prof of our souls.
God's love revealed
by the Manifestations.

Gratitude List For 7 ‘Ilm

Today I am grateful for...
          ...for the brownies I had to go with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I finished Dreams: a Glitch in the Matrix   by David Langness, which is Part 3 of Follow Your Dreams & Meet Your Soul  .
          ...that I have 457 points in My Survey account.
          ...that I have 325 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that I have 3,740,215 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Old Houses2

I like Old houses!

Old houses
have mysteries
waiting to be solved.

Old houses
have secrets
craving to be discovered.

Old houses
have histories
demanding to be written.

Old houses
have flaws
yearning to be transformed.

Old houses
have poems
desiring to be read.

I love old houses,
because old houses have character.

Poet's Note: ▼

This was originally written sometime in 152 B.E. The inspiration was moving into the house on Bracken Ave.

Footnotes
1  Quoted on "Counsels and Explanations by 'Abdu'l-Baha -- daily readings" http://counselsandexplanations.blogspot.com/ for October 21, 2018.
2  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/.