The Green Announcement — Page 9
9 God, however, did inform me through some other revela- tions that the deceased boy was gifted with excellent personal qualities. He had been cleansed of all worldly desires and enriched with the light of faith; he had an enlightened spirit; he was highly gifted and he possessed a righteous soul; and he was given the titles, B a r a n-e- Ra h mat [Rain of Mercy], Mubashar [Promised One], Bashir [Bearer of glad-tidings], and Yadull a hi bi-Jal a l wa Jam a l [Hand of God’s Majesty and Grace], etc. , but all these qualities, which were revealed to me through Divine revelations, pertained to his potential and were not de- pendant upon outward expression or manifestation. I am convinced that every child that comes into the world, whether it dies in infancy or reaches an old age, is differ- ent from all others on account of its natural and inherent powers. This can be clearly seen from the differences in their aptitude, behaviour, appearance and intellect. In a school, for instance, we find children who are extremely intelligent and clever and quick-witted and capable of ab- sorbing knowledge with great speed, but their lives are at times cut short and they die young. On the other hand, there are many dull and unintelligent children who lack even basic human qualities; they drool at the mouth and look like savages, and yet live to an old age, and, on ac- count of their natural inaptitude, leave the world no better off. These are facts of life that everyone can observe around him. There are children so perfectly endowed that they possess the purity of the saint, the intellect of the phi- losopher, and the enlightened spirit of the sage, and show