This phenomenal world
will not remain in an unchanging condition even for a short while. Second after
second it undergoes change and transformation. Every foundation will finally
become collapsed; every glory and splendor will at last vanish and disappear,
but the Kingdom of God is eternal and the heavenly sovereignty and majesty will
stand firm, everlasting. Hence in the estimation of a wise man the mat in the
Kingdom of God is preferable to the throne of the government of the world.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)
