Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

110 words

Question:

Suppose a man is ill and dies, not having summoned a physician. Had his time come to die, or would he with proper care have recovered?

Translation:

Provisional translation

There are two kinds of death. One is preordained, and the other is dependent upon may things. For example, a lamp is filled with oil

Translations (2)

DLA. Goodall, Helen S. and Cooper, Ella G. Daily Lessons received at Acca, January 1908. Bahá’í Publishing Society, 1908 and Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1979. Pilgrim notes. Pagination refers to the 1979 edition. https://books.google.com/books?id=qk9OAQAAMAAJ

DLA.031-032

https://books.google.com/books?id=qk9OAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA31

BLO. Bahá’í Library Online (www.bahai-library.com). Private, independent repository of Bahá’í-related resources including provisional translations (BLO_PT) and pilgrims’ notes (BLO_PN). Numbering follows the 16 Nov 2019 snapshot available at https://web.archive.org/

BLO_PN#026

https://bahai-library.com/goodall_cooper_daily_lessons