What brings the essence of man to light?

Welcome to Thames Valley Baha’i Community’s  regular ‘thought for the month’ Bahai webpost. Each thought is taken from the Bahai Reference Library.

Here’s January 2013’s ‘thought for the month’: “Man is even as steel, the essence of which is hidden: through admonition and explanation, good counsel and education, that essence will be brought to light. If, however, he be allowed to remain in his original condition, the corrosion of lusts and appetites will effectively destroy him” – From a Tablet – translated from the Persian

Reaching Mount Everest and higher! 2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,100 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 4 years to get that many views.

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