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It was a sunny Okinawan afternoon when Mother heard Shahla and her best friend Chihiro come in from school. Shahla was speaking Japanese excitedly to her friend as they went into the tatami room. Mother went in to greet them and brought some cookies she had just baked for their afterschool snack.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMom! look at the great library book I found!\u201d exclaimed Shahla excitedly.<\/p>\n
Just then Asma and Riaz both walked in and plopped down on the tatami. As each grabbed a cookie, Riaz asked with his mouth full, \u201cWhat book?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s called \u2018Hana saki Yama<\/em>\u2019, \u2018The Mountain of Flowers\u2019 by Ryusuke Saito!\u201d<\/p>\n Little Anisa, realizing that her siblings were finally home, rushed into the room, giving Shahla a big hug! \u201cShally! I missed you guys,\u201d she said. Being too young to go to school yet, she was alone with Mother all day and often got lonely.<\/p>\n Mother looked at the book, \u201cIt\u2019s in Japanese. Can you tell me what it\u2019s about?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat was the secret, Shally?\u201d asked Anisa as she looked at all the beautiful illustrations in the book. Even Asma and Riaz gathered close to look at the book.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Yamanba said that every time someone in the village did something kind or unselfish, a beautiful flower would pop up. And if a great sacrifice was made, then a whole mountain would break out in bloom.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWow!\u201d said all the children. \u201cYeah, after hearing that story, I sometimes look at a flower and wonder if someone has done something kind,\u201d said Mona.<\/p>\n Asma thought a moment and said, \u201cI think because Beauty is a reflection of God, they are appreciating the Beauty of God\u2019s creation and thanking Him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cVery wise Asma. And in the prayers, they ask \u2018The Great Spirit\u2019 to help them act with Beauty,\u201d replied Mother.<\/p>\n Chihiro suddenly spoke up. \u201cOur Okinawan culture has prayers and stories about Beauty too!\u201d Everyone looked at her in surprise. She was so quiet; they had forgotten she was there. \u201cThere is a famous song by Kina Shokichi, named \u2018Hana<\/em>\u2019, (Flowers), that my Mom always sings.\u201d https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cYmhmOs5uPk<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYeah, we know him. He came to our Bah\u00e1\u00ed camp and sang that song for us!\u201d said Riaz.<\/p>\n Shahla added, \u201cYes, it\u2019s really pretty! It\u2019s about how people\u2019s souls are like flowers, right?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd her sister,\u201d added Riaz, \u201cwho always said mean things had spiders and cock roaches come out of her mouth!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have seen a few cock roaches coming out of your mouth, Riaz!\u201d said Mona. And everyone laughed, even Riaz.<\/p>\n \u201cSo when we act with Beauty and speak with Beauty, we create Beauty all around us,\u201d commented Mother.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes other people want to act and speak beautifully, too!\u201d added Asma.<\/p>\n \u201cBah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h was called the Blessed Beauty and the Ancient Beauty; He was the Perfect Reflection of the Beauty of God\u2014right, Mom!\u201d said Mona.<\/p>\n \u201cVery good, Mona! Absolutely,\u201d agreed Mother. \u201cThe reason Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h is called the Ancient Beauty is because like Buddha, Moses, Christ, Muhammad and all the Manifestations of God from ancient times, Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h perfectly reflected all the virtues of God. That is how all the virtues shine upon the world so that we humans can reflect them too. There are many prayers by Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h and The B\u00e1b and \u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1 about Beauty. Hmm… who can find one to show us?\u201d asked Mother.<\/p>\n All the children scattered to look in their prayer books and Holy Books, except Riaz; he just sat there with a smile on his face.<\/p>\n Then Shahla and Asma each read their quote. \u201c\u2018Strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers.\u2019<\/em> \u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018O Friends! Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust<\/em>.\u2019 Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h.\u201d<\/p>\n Mona helped Anisa with her short prayer, \u201c\u2018O my Lord make thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink.\u2019<\/em> Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h.\u201d<\/p>\n Finally, Mona read hers. \u201c\u2018Observe my commandments for the love of my Beauty.\u2019<\/em> Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h.\u201d After they had all finished, they looked at Riaz.<\/p>\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t find a quote on Beauty, Riaz?\u201d asked Asma.<\/p>\n Riaz smiled and said proudly, \u201cThe third Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Month is JAM\u00c1L, BEAUTY!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Everyone looked at Riaz in surprise and then they all started laughing. \u201cLeave it to Riaz to find the answer with the least amount of work!\u201d said Mona. And they all laughed harder.<\/p>\n Mona suggested that they read together the story that Shahla and Chihiro had brought home. They all sat around the table and listened to the story.<\/p>\n That night when Father got home, they all were so excited to tell him what they had realized about Beauty. Father smiled and said, \u201cI know a song about Beauty and Flowers! It\u2019s called \u2018Sekai ni hitotsu no hana<\/em>\u2019. The composer is Makihara. It\u2019s about how we are all the flowers of the world. That each one of us is like a flower seed, each completely individual, with different talents, and each beautiful and necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSing it Daddy, sing it!\u201d shouted Anisa. And all the rest of the children yelled, \u201cYeah!\u201d Father, smiling, sang the song for them. When he was finished, everyone clapped and ran to hug him. ( Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana<\/em> Bilingual version by Hiromi De Young, Nelson Babin Coy, Rebecca Butler Watanabe ) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DQ7_Qgg7MVc<\/a><\/p>\n How did you do?<\/p>\n Answers are on the Parent\u2019s Page!<\/p>\n Materials: <\/strong><\/p>\n *Picture of some flowers<\/p>\n *Plastic film from plastic folder (cut into a small rectangle)<\/p>\n *Permanent Markers, black and other colors<\/p>\n *Glitter glue, different colors<\/p>\n *A rectangle of colored construction paper or crinkled aluminum foil<\/p>\n *Tape<\/p>\n Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n *Tape plastic film onto flower picture, (on top only)<\/p>\n *Outline the flowers with the black marker<\/p>\n *Turn picture to the back side and color flowers (if you color on the same side as the outline, it might smear)<\/p>\n *Turn picture over to the front side and add the glitter glue (If it is the same side as the colored markers, it may smear\u2026) Just glitter lightly, or it will take too long to dry! Less is better than more!<\/p>\n *Add outside boundary.<\/p>\n *Tape onto colored construction paper, or crinkled aluminum foil,<\/p>\n or tape just like that on window as a stained glass!<\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Parents Page<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFrom the exalted source, and out of the essence of His favor and bounty He hath entrusted every created thing with a sign of His knowledge, so that none of His creatures may be deprived of its share in expressing, each according to its capacity and rank, this knowledge. This sign is the mirror of His beauty in the world of creation.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n (Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, <\/em><\/strong>Gleanings from the Writings of Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, <\/em>p. 261.<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cNature in its essence is the embodiment of My name, the Maker, the Creator.\u00a0 Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes, and in this diversity there are signs for men of discernment.\u00a0 Nature is God’s Will and is its expression in and through the contingent world.\u00a0 It is a dispensation of Providence ordained by the Ordainer, the All-Wise.\u00a0 Were anyone to affirm that it is the Will of God as manifested in the world of being, no one should question this assertion.\u00a0 It is endowed with a power whose reality men of learning fail to grasp.\u00a0 Indeed a man of insight can perceive naught therein save the effulgent splendour of Our Name, the Creator. Say:\u00a0 This is an existence which knoweth no decay, and Nature itself is lost in bewilderment before its revelations, its compelling evidences and its effulgent glory which have encompassed the universe.\u201d <\/em><\/strong> (Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, Tablets of Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h Revealed after the Kit\u00e1b-i-Aqdas, <\/em>p. 142)<\/p>\n \u201cO my Lord!\u00a0 Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink, and Thy pleasure my hope, and praise of Thee my action, and remembrance of Thee my companion, and the power of Thy sovereignty my succorer, and Thy habitation my home, and my dwelling-place the seat Thou hast sanctified from the limitations imposed upon them who are shut out as by a veil from Thee. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most <\/em>Powerful.\u201d<\/strong> (Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Prayers<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a brilliant century. Eyes are now open to the beauty of the oneness of humanity, of love and of brotherhood. The darkness of suppression will disappear, and the light of unity will shine. We cannot bring love and unity to pass merely by talking of it. Knowledge is not enough. Wealth, science, education are good, we know: but we must also work and study to bring to maturity the fruit of knowledge.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n (\u2018Abdu’l-Bah\u00e1, \u2018Abdu’l-Bah\u00e1 in London<\/em>, p. 54)<\/p>\n \u201c…strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n (<\/em><\/strong>\u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1, Paris Talks, <\/em>p. 81)<\/p>\n \u201cIt is natural for the heart and spirit to take pleasure and enjoyment in all things that show forth symmetry, harmony, and perfection. For instance: a beautiful house, a well designed garden, a symmetrical line, a graceful motion, a well written book, pleasing garments. All things that have in themselves grace or beauty are pleasing to the heart and spirit. What is music? It is a combination of harmonious sounds. What is poetry? It is a symmetrical collection of words. Therefore, they are pleasing through harmony and rhythm. Poetry is much more effective and complete than prose. It stirs more deeply, for it is of a finer composition.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>\u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1, A Brief Account of My Visit to Acc\u00e1<\/em>, pp. 11-14<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Quiz Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) Her best friend, Chihiro. 2) A library book called The Flower Mountain. 3) When someone did something kind. 4) The Beauty of Nature. 5) The attributes of God. 6) From ancient times the Manifestations of God have perfectly reflected all the Attributes of God. 7) Moses, Krishna, Christ, Buddha, Muhammed. 8) We create Beauty around us, others want to speak and act with Beauty too.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was a sunny Okinawan afternoon when Mother heard Sha […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[vc_row content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column width=\"1\/6\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text]![\"Little](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/little-girl-watching-flowers-on-women-s-day-women.jpeg\")
\u201cOh, I know that book,\u201d said Mona coming in to join them. \u201cOur teacher read it to us last year!\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/word-image-1-e1608293422437.jpeg\")
Shahla started to explain. \u201cA little girl from a village walked into the mountains and was surprised to see so many beautiful flowers all over. She wandered around so much that she got lost. Then the Yamanba, the old mountain witch, found her and told her the secret to all the beautiful flowers.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Landscape](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/landscape-with-lake-or-bay-and-mountains-on-horizo.jpeg\")
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\u201cWell,\u201d said Mother. \u201cBeauty is an attribute of God, so every beautiful thing in nature is a reflection of God.\u201d Mother thought for a moment and added, \u201cWhen I was a young girl living in the U.S., I heard many Native American prayers about Beauty. The Navaho and Lakota and many more tribes pray about the Beauty of Nature. One of them goes like this\u2026 \u2018With\u00a0beauty\u00a0before me, may I\u00a0walk. With\u00a0beauty\u00a0behind me, may I\u00a0walk. With\u00a0beauty\u00a0below me, may I\u00a0walk. With\u00a0beauty\u00a0above me, may I\u00a0walk.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Picture\"](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/picture.png\")
\u201cI think that the idea of beauty is probably in all cultures,\u201d said Mona \u201cTo appreciate the beauty of nature and try to copy it…isn\u2019t that what art is? And Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h said art was like worship!\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Picture\"](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/picture-1.png\")
\u201cOh,\u201d said Shahla. \u201cI forget what country the story comes from, but remember the story of the girl who always spoke so kindly\u2026and the old magic woman made beautiful things come out of her mouth, like flowers and jewels?\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Colorful](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/colorful-cute-little-girl-illustration-with-flower-e1608293631324.jpeg\")
Within a few minutes Mona had helped Anisa find a short one, and Shahla and Asma had each found one.<\/p>\n![\"\u2705](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/green-meadow-landscape-with-a-bird-singing-on-a.jpeg\")
Shahla encouraged Chihiro to go first and she quoted a famous Okinawan saying, \u201c\u2018Hanaemi\u2019<\/em>: it means a smile that is as beautiful as blooming flowers!\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Little](\"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/little-girl-picking-spring-flowers-royalty-free.jpeg\")
Little Anisa jumped up and said, \u201cI know a flower song! \u2018We are flowers of one garden, and the leaves of one tree\u2026\u201d <\/em><\/strong>Then all the family joined in singing that children\u2019s song with Anisa. \u201cCome and join us in our quest for unity, it\u2019s the way of truth for you and me!\u201d <\/em><\/strong>They sang, smiling and laughing, as they went into the dining room for dinner.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Quiz”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n
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Stained Glass Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/6\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"Beauty\"][vc_column_text]\r\n\r\nIt was a sunny Okinawan afternoon when Mother heard Shahla and her best friend Chihiro come in from school. Shahla was speaking Japanese excitedly to her friend as they went into the tatami room. Mother went in to greet them and brought some cookies she had just baked for their afterschool snack.\r\n\r\n \u201cMom! look at the great library book I found!\u201d exclaimed Shahla excitedly.\r\n\r\nJust then Asma and Riaz both walked in and plopped down on the tatami. As each grabbed a cookie, Riaz asked with his mouth full, \u201cWhat book?\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s called \u2018Hana saki Yama<\/em>\u2019, \u2018The Mountain of Flowers\u2019 by Ryusuke Saito!\u201d\r\n\r\n \u201cOh, I know that book,\u201d said Mona coming in to join them. \u201cOur teacher read it to us last year!\u201d\r\n\r\nLittle Anisa, realizing that her siblings were finally home, rushed into the room, giving Shahla a big hug! \u201cShally! I missed you guys,\u201d she said. Being too young to go to school yet, she was alone with Mother all day and often got lonely.\r\n\r\nMother looked at the book, \u201cIt\u2019s in Japanese. Can you tell me what it\u2019s about?\u201d she asked.\r\n\r\nShahla started to explain. \u201cA little girl from a village walked into the mountains and was surprised to see so many beautiful flowers all over. She wandered around so much that she got lost. Then the Yamanba, the old mountain witch, found her and told her the secret to all the beautiful flowers.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWhat was the secret, Shally?\u201d asked Anisa as she looked at all the beautiful illustrations in the book. Even Asma and Riaz gathered close to look at the book.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Yamanba said that every time someone in the village did something kind or unselfish, a beautiful flower would pop up. And if a great sacrifice was made, then a whole mountain would break out in bloom.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWow!\u201d said all the children. \u201cYeah, after hearing that story, I sometimes look at a flower and wonder if someone has done something kind,\u201d said Mona.\r\n\r\n \u201cWell,\u201d said Mother. \u201cBeauty is an attribute of God, so every beautiful thing in nature is a reflection of God.\u201d Mother thought for a moment and added, \u201cWhen I was a young girl living in the U.S., I heard many Native American prayers about Beauty. The Navaho and Lakota and many more tribes pray about the Beauty of Nature. One of them goes like this\u2026 \u2018With\u00a0beauty\u00a0before me, may I\u00a0walk. With\u00a0beauty\u00a0behind me, may I\u00a0walk. With\u00a0beauty\u00a0below me, may I\u00a0walk. With\u00a0beauty\u00a0above me, may I\u00a0walk.\u2019\u201d\r\n\r\nAsma thought a moment and said, \u201cI think because Beauty is a reflection of God, they are appreciating the Beauty of God\u2019s creation and thanking Him.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cVery wise Asma. And in the prayers, they ask \u2018The Great Spirit\u2019 to help them act with Beauty,\u201d replied Mother.\r\n\r\nChihiro suddenly spoke up. \u201cOur Okinawan culture has prayers and stories about Beauty too!\u201d Everyone looked at her in surprise. She was so quiet; they had forgotten she was there. \u201cThere is a famous song by Kina Shokichi, named \u2018Hana<\/em>\u2019, (Flowers), that my Mom always sings.\u201d https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cYmhmOs5uPk<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u201cYeah, we know him. He came to our Bah\u00e1\u00ed camp and sang that song for us!\u201d said Riaz.\r\n\r\nShahla added, \u201cYes, it\u2019s really pretty! It\u2019s about how people\u2019s souls are like flowers, right?\u201d\r\n\r\n \u201cI think that the idea of beauty is probably in all cultures,\u201d said Mona \u201cTo appreciate the beauty of nature and try to copy it...isn\u2019t that what art is? And Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h said art was like worship!\u201d\r\n\r\n \u201cOh,\u201d said Shahla. \u201cI forget what country the story comes from, but remember the story of the girl who always spoke so kindly\u2026and the old magic woman made beautiful things come out of her mouth, like flowers and jewels?\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cAnd her sister,\u201d added Riaz, \u201cwho always said mean things had spiders and cock roaches come out of her mouth!\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI have seen a few cock roaches coming out of your mouth, Riaz!\u201d said Mona. And everyone laughed, even Riaz.\r\n\r\n\u201cSo when we act with Beauty and speak with Beauty, we create Beauty all around us,\u201d commented Mother.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt makes other people want to act and speak beautifully, too!\u201d added Asma.\r\n\r\n\u201cBah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h was called the Blessed Beauty and the Ancient Beauty; He was the Perfect Reflection of the Beauty of God\u2014right, Mom!\u201d said Mona.\r\n\r\n\u201cVery good, Mona! Absolutely,\u201d agreed Mother. \u201cThe reason Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h is called the Ancient Beauty is because like Buddha, Moses, Christ, Muhammad and all the Manifestations of God from ancient times, Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h perfectly reflected all the virtues of God. That is how all the virtues shine upon the world so that we humans can reflect them too. There are many prayers by Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h and The B\u00e1b and \u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1 about Beauty. Hmm... who can find one to show us?\u201d asked Mother.\r\n\r\nAll the children scattered to look in their prayer books and Holy Books, except Riaz; he just sat there with a smile on his face.\r\n\r\n Within a few minutes Mona had helped Anisa find a short one, and Shahla and Asma had each found one.\r\n\r\n Shahla encouraged Chihiro to go first and she quoted a famous Okinawan saying, \u201c\u2018Hanaemi\u2019<\/em>: it means a smile that is as beautiful as blooming flowers!\u201d\r\n\r\nThen Shahla and Asma each read their quote. \u201c\u2018Strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers.\u2019<\/em> \u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201c\u2018O Friends! Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust<\/em>.\u2019 Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h.\u201d\r\n\r\nMona helped Anisa with her short prayer, \u201c\u2018O my Lord make thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink.\u2019<\/em> Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h.\u201d\r\n\r\nFinally, Mona read hers. \u201c\u2018Observe my commandments for the love of my Beauty.\u2019<\/em> Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h.\u201d After they had all finished, they looked at Riaz.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou didn\u2019t find a quote on Beauty, Riaz?\u201d asked Asma.\r\n\r\nRiaz smiled and said proudly, \u201cThe third Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Month is JAM\u00c1L, BEAUTY!\u201d<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEveryone looked at Riaz in surprise and then they all started laughing. \u201cLeave it to Riaz to find the answer with the least amount of work!\u201d said Mona. And they all laughed harder.\r\n\r\nMona suggested that they read together the story that Shahla and Chihiro had brought home. They all sat around the table and listened to the story.\r\n\r\nThat night when Father got home, they all were so excited to tell him what they had realized about Beauty. Father smiled and said, \u201cI know a song about Beauty and Flowers! It\u2019s called \u2018Sekai ni hitotsu no hana<\/em>\u2019. The composer is Makihara. It\u2019s about how we are all the flowers of the world. That each one of us is like a flower seed, each completely individual, with different talents, and each beautiful and necessary.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cSing it Daddy, sing it!\u201d shouted Anisa. And all the rest of the children yelled, \u201cYeah!\u201d Father, smiling, sang the song for them. When he was finished, everyone clapped and ran to hug him. ( Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana<\/em> Bilingual version by Hiromi De Young, Nelson Babin Coy, Rebecca Butler Watanabe ) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DQ7_Qgg7MVc<\/a>\r\n\r\n Little Anisa jumped up and said, \u201cI know a flower song! \u2018We are flowers of one garden, and the leaves of one tree\u2026\u201d <\/em><\/strong>Then all the family joined in singing that children\u2019s song with Anisa. \u201cCome and join us in our quest for unity, it\u2019s the way of truth for you and me!\u201d <\/em><\/strong>They sang, smiling and laughing, as they went into the dining room for dinner.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"Quiz\"][vc_column_text]\r\n\r\n \t
How did you do?\r\n\r\nAnswers are on the Parent\u2019s Page![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"Coloring Page\"][vc_column_text]\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Art Project\"][vc_column_text]Stained Glass Flowers<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMaterials: <\/strong>\r\n\r\n*Picture of some flowers\r\n\r\n*Plastic film from plastic folder (cut into a small rectangle)\r\n\r\n*Permanent Markers, black and other colors\r\n\r\n*Glitter glue, different colors\r\n\r\n*A rectangle of colored construction paper or crinkled aluminum foil\r\n\r\n*Tape\r\n\r\nMethod:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n*Tape plastic film onto flower picture, (on top only)\r\n\r\n*Outline the flowers with the black marker\r\n\r\n*Turn picture to the back side and color flowers (if you color on the same side as the outline, it might smear)\r\n\r\n*Turn picture over to the front side and add the glitter glue (If it is the same side as the colored markers, it may smear\u2026) Just glitter lightly, or it will take too long to dry! Less is better than more!\r\n\r\n*Add outside boundary.\r\n\r\n*Tape onto colored construction paper, or crinkled aluminum foil,\r\n\r\nor tape just like that on window as a stained glass![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_gallery type=\"image_grid\" images=\"2040,2042,2044,2046,2054,2052,2048,2050\" img_size=\"medium\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"Parents\u2019 Page\"][vc_column_text]\u201cFrom the exalted source, and out of the essence of His favor and bounty He hath entrusted every created thing with a sign of His knowledge, so that none of His creatures may be deprived of its share in expressing, each according to its capacity and rank, this knowledge. This sign is the mirror of His beauty in the world of creation.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\n(Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, <\/em><\/strong>Gleanings from the Writings of Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, <\/em>p. 261.<\/em><\/a>)\r\n\r\n\u201cNature in its essence is the embodiment of My name, the Maker, the Creator.\u00a0 Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes, and in this diversity there are signs for men of discernment.\u00a0 Nature is God's Will and is its expression in and through the contingent world.\u00a0 It is a dispensation of Providence ordained by the Ordainer, the All-Wise.\u00a0 Were anyone to affirm that it is the Will of God as manifested in the world of being, no one should question this assertion.\u00a0 It is endowed with a power whose reality men of learning fail to grasp.\u00a0 Indeed a man of insight can perceive naught therein save the effulgent splendour of Our Name, the Creator. Say:\u00a0 This is an existence which knoweth no decay, and Nature itself is lost in bewilderment before its revelations, its compelling evidences and its effulgent glory which have encompassed the universe.\u201d <\/em><\/strong> (Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, Tablets of Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h Revealed after the Kit\u00e1b-i-Aqdas, <\/em>p. 142)\r\n\r\n\u201cO my Lord!\u00a0 Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink, and Thy pleasure my hope, and praise of Thee my action, and remembrance of Thee my companion, and the power of Thy sovereignty my succorer, and Thy habitation my home, and my dwelling-place the seat Thou hast sanctified from the limitations imposed upon them who are shut out as by a veil from Thee. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most <\/em>Powerful.\u201d<\/strong> (Bah\u00e1\u2019u\u2019ll\u00e1h, Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Prayers<\/em>)\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is a brilliant century. Eyes are now open to the beauty of the oneness of humanity, of love and of brotherhood. The darkness of suppression will disappear, and the light of unity will shine. We cannot bring love and unity to pass merely by talking of it. Knowledge is not enough. Wealth, science, education are good, we know: but we must also work and study to bring to maturity the fruit of knowledge.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\n(\u2018Abdu'l-Bah\u00e1, \u2018Abdu'l-Bah\u00e1 in London<\/em>, p. 54)\r\n\r\n\u201c...strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\n(<\/em><\/strong>\u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1, Paris Talks, <\/em>p. 81)\r\n\r\n \u201cIt is natural for the heart and spirit to take pleasure and enjoyment in all things that show forth symmetry, harmony, and perfection. For instance: a beautiful house, a well designed garden, a symmetrical line, a graceful motion, a well written book, pleasing garments. All things that have in themselves grace or beauty are pleasing to the heart and spirit. What is music? It is a combination of harmonious sounds. What is poetry? It is a symmetrical collection of words. Therefore, they are pleasing through harmony and rhythm. Poetry is much more effective and complete than prose. It stirs more deeply, for it is of a finer composition.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>\u2018Abdu\u2019l-Bah\u00e1, A Brief Account of My Visit to Acc\u00e1<\/em>, pp. 11-14[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Quiz Answers<\/strong>\r\n\r\n1) Her best friend, Chihiro. 2) A library book called The Flower Mountain. 3) When someone did something kind. 4) The Beauty of Nature. 5) The attributes of God. 6) From ancient times the Manifestations of God have perfectly reflected all the Attributes of God. 7) Moses, Krishna, Christ, Buddha, Muhammed. 8) We create Beauty around us, others want to speak and act with Beauty too.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magazine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2356,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahaijp.org\/daystar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}