However,  the  first  man,  who  is  saved  from  heedlessness,  finds  an  elevated antidote for the pain of that intense compassion. For in the death and decline of all the living beings he pities, he sees that the mirrors of their spirits are immortal, for in them are depicted the perpetual manifestations of the enduring names of an Ever- Enduring  One;  his  compassion  is  transformed  into  joy.  He  also  sees  behind  all beautiful creatures, which are subject to death and transience, an impress, a making beautiful, an art, adornment, bestowal, and illuminating that are permanent and that make perceived a transcendent beauty, a sacred loveliness. He sees the death and transience to be renewal, the purpose of which is to increase the beauty, refresh the pleasure, and exhibit the art, and this augments his pleasure, his ardour, his wonder.

The Eternal One, He is the Eternal One

S a i d  N u r s i

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