Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it imparted the good news of thy
health and safety and indicated that thou art ready to enter an
agricultural school. This is highly suitable. Strive as much as possible
to become proficient in the science of agriculture, for in accordance with
the divine teachings the acquisition of sciences and the perfection of
arts are considered acts of worship. If a man engageth with all his power
in the acquisition of a science or in the perfection of an art, it is as
if he has been worshipping God in churches and temples. Thus as thou
enterest a school of agriculture and strivest in the acquisition of that
science thou art day and night engaged in acts of worship--acts that are
accepted at the threshold of the Almighty. What bounty greater than this
that science should be considered as an act of worship and art as service
to the Kingdom of God.