ng but fruitless, useless trees. The ideal Gardeners train these
wild, uncultivated human trees, cause them to become fruitful, water and
cultivate them day by day so that they adorn the world of existence and
continue to flourish in the utmost beauty.

Consequently, we cannot say that the divine bounty has ceased, that the
glory of Divinity is exhausted or the Sun of Truth sunk into eternal
sunset, into that darkness which is not followed by light, into that night
which is not followed by a sunrise and dawn, into that death which is not
followed by life, into that error which is not followed by truth. Is it
conceivable that the Sun of Reality should sink into an eternal darkness?
No! The sun was created in order that it may shed light upon the world and
train all the kingdoms of existence. How then can the ideal Sun of Truth,
the Word of God, set forever? For this would mean the cessation of the
divine bounty, and the divine bounty by its very nature is continuous and
ceaseless. Its sun is ever shining; its cloud is ever producing rain; its
breezes are ever blowing; its bestowals are all-comprehending; its gifts
are ever perfect. Consequently, we must always anticipate, always be
hopeful and pray to God that He will send unto us His holy Manifestations
in Their most perfect might, with the divine penetrative power of His
Word, so that these heavenly Ones may be distinguished above all other
beings in every respect, in every attribute, just as the glorious sun is
distinguished above all stars.

Although the stars are scintillating and brilliant, the sun is superior to
them in luminous effulgence. Similarly, these holy, divine Manifestations
are and must always be distinguished above all other beings in every
attribute of glory and perfection in order that it may be proven that the
Manifestation is the true Teacher and real Trainer; that He is the Sun of
Truth, endowed with a supreme splendor and reflecting the beauty of God.
Otherwise, it is not possible for us to train one human individual and
then after training him, believe in him and accept him as the holy
Manifestation of Divinity. The real Manifestation of God must be endowed
with divine knowledge and not dependent upon learning acquired in schools.
He must be the Educator, not the educated; His standard, intuition instead
of tuition. He must be perfect and not imperfect, great and glorious
instead of being weak and impotent. He must be wealthy in the riches of
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