Some say that human existence is among those things that
have appeared in the world of being and that are due to the exigencies of
nature. Were this true, man would be the branch and nature the root. But is it
possible that there could exist a will, a consciousness, and certain
perfections in the branch which are absent in the root?
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table
talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014
revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre)
