Gardens in Diversity

I wondered why such conscientious thought and care was put into creating the diversity of the Baha’i gardens. But as i walked through each garden and was continually delighted by the many different kinds of flowers... I began to notice that around me were people from many different countries... It struck me that just as the diversity of the flowers increased the charm of each of the gardens, the diversity of people attracted and coming to the gardens reflected the same beauty through their diversity...
As I sat on one of the many benches to meditate on this... and of course to relax in the warmth and from walking up so many stairs... I remembered something my father always quoted from the Baha'i writings “when the various peoples of the world with their different shades of thought, temperament and character, are brought together the beauty and glory of human perfection will be revealed and made manifest”.... Yes even traveling around the world it is important to take time and stop and smell the roses...and think of the people we care about