Two pilgrims were at the Master’s luncheon table one day in
1908. He asked them if they were glad to be in ‘Akka and if they were happy.
They replied that they were very happy to be there with Him, but unhappy when
they thought of their own faults. ‘Think not of yourselves,’ He said, ‘but
think of the Bounty of God. This will always make you happy.’ Then with a smile
He referred to an Arabic saying about the peacock, who ‘is contented because he
never looks at his feet - which are very ugly - but always at his plumage which
is very beautiful.’ - Goodall and Cooper (‘Daily Lessons Received at Acca,
January 1908’)
