From Kamran Karimian in Afghanistan

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It was a cloudy morning on a Sunday,
I was walking down the road and heard like some one told me,
and you know, GOD PASSES BY!
And when I turned around I saw a sign
which says THE PROMISE DAY IS COME!

In the moment of astonishment
I wasn't quite sure if I had taken the CHOSEN HIGHWAY
to the destination where I belong.
Nevertheless I continued my journey;
the morning air was filled with MIRACLE AND MYSTICISM.
There were corners and turns.
Winding down at the far end was a steep slope.
And when I reached the edge, I saw THE SEVEN VALLEYS
snowed under clouds of HIDDEN WORDS.

I finally arrived at the destination where a new life unfolded.
I then embarked on A JOURNEY WITH UNCLE YANKEE
to search for the hidden pearls.
As NOT MANY SEA HATH PEARLS,
I wasn't disappointed and there was no turning back
for the COVENANT OF BAHA'U'LLAH enjoined upon the followers to have faith.
"As ye have faith so shall your power and blessing be…."

Being new I was visited by many friends and I was showered with lots of encouragement.
I was introduced to read varied Baha'i books;
the DAWN BREAKERS,
THE FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP,
MYSTIC CONNECTION,
WINE OF ASTONISHMENT,
GOD LOVES LAUGHTER and many more.

In the quest for more information and deepening materials,
I was told that the mission of every follower
is to build the WORLD ORDER OF BAHA'U'LLAH
and to be involved in a passion of delivering the message
to every strata of society.
In the REVELATION OF BAHA'U'LLAH we were told

"Whoso ariseth wholly for the sake of his Lord to teach His Cause,
the Holy Spirit shall strengthen him and inspire him
with that which will illume the heart of the world"…..

In developing the practical skills
and to instil in the followers the joy of teaching, the followers
were encouraged to follow a sequence of seven RUHI BOOKS
in order that they would develop the capability
of sharing the SECRET OF DIVINE CIVILISATION.

The Universal House of Justice in its 1990 Ridvan Message "
…believe that large-scale enrolments will expand,
involving village after village, town after town,
from one country to another.
However, it is not for us to wait passively
for the ultimate fulfilment of Shoghi Effendi's vision.
We few, placing our whole trust in the providence of God
and regarding as a divine privilege the challenges
which face us, must proceed to victory with the plans in hand".

In the city where we find it the most difficult place to deliver the message,
Abdul Baha in PARIS TALK , welcomed Paris with profound interest:

"When I arrived in Paris some time ago for the first time,
I looked around me with much interest,
and in my mind I likened this beautiful city to a large garden.

With loving care and much thought I examined the soil,
and found it to be very good and full of possibility
for steadfast faith and firm belief,
for a seed of God's love has been cast into the ground…..
The seed cast into the ground has begun to spring up,
and day by day you will see it grow.
The bounties of the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah
shall indeed bring forth a wondrous harvest!

By Thy Word and by Thy Pen

We have been chosen to elevate The Word through our pen.
Now allow the inspiration to skim across the pages
weaving strands of kindliness and calming grieving hearts.

For hearts are filled with despair and clouded
by false expectation.
The beauty and purpose of life misted.

By the Word and by the pen we can cheer the
hearts of the despondent and lift the myriad veils
if we allow His love to guide our pen.

Sylvia Miley 19th June 6am




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The Mind of Man

The trumpet sounded a new day has dawned
put down your weapons of wrath and pick
up the banner of peace

The call is heard by the Mind of man
and the bitter taste of gunshot
is hard to swallow

The curious eye looks over the walls
that keep us apart and the sweet scent
of oneness drifts

The walls that divide are tumbling down -
the minds of men in power
are in conflict

with the more powerful Mind of man
who is raising the clarion call to oneness
and banish separation

Sylvia Miley
29th May 2007

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Berlin -The Dawn

on the fall of the Berlin wall



So tell me where are we going?



Many voices hail the dawn.

Bubbling enthusiasm mingles in the frosty air.

Crescendo dwindles.

The clatter of footsteps turn homeward

Some east, some west.

A trembling backward glance, a smile -

At the hole in the wall.



So tell me where are we going?



Lighthearted children awaken dusty memories

As they trample on stones aching

with bloodshed.

Each step a tap of longed for freedom

Echoing down the years.

Back and too they play ...and chip away

At the hole in the wall.



So tell me where are we going?



Weak sunlight casts a watery shadow,

Linking east and west in close embrace.

An old man stands

a tear lingering. "This is the beginning....

.....the beginning".

The joy is masked with sorrow...yet

He steps through the hole in the wall.



So tell me where are we going?



The barriers of peace weakened by

Prayers of millions uttered through

centuries of toil.

Why fight for that land that would be our tomb?

'The earth is one country

And mankind is one'. Come... come and make bigger

That hole in the wall.



Sylvia Miley