September 28

Since thy dear child is taking his examinations, my fervent wish at the divine Threshold is that, by the grace and favour of God, he may meet with success, and that in the future he may go on to study agriculture and master its various branches, practical and theoretical. Agriculture is a noble science and, should thy son become proficient in this field, he will become a means of providing for the comfort of untold numbers of people. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a Tablet to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. III, Economics, Agriculture, and Related Subjects)