Afterwards, the subject of the stillness of the ocean and the gentle course of the ship was raised. The Master stated:
One must embark upon the divine Ark, for this world is a turbulent ocean. All the people of the earth, more than two billion in number, shall all be drowned within the next hundred years, except for them that have boarded the divine Ark; they shall be saved. That Ark is the Ark of the Kingdom; it is a heavenly Ark. He that embarks thereon shall never drown. How many the kings who came into the world! How many the men of stature who lived in it! And yet they all drowned, while the apostles of Christ were spared. My meaning is this, that those who are illumined with the light of God will shine from the horizon of everlasting glory. One must be wise; one should not be content with this earthly life, which will eventually come to an end. A wise person is one who seeks eternal life and perpetual glory.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha en route to Liverpool, on board the Celtic, 5 December 1912; recorded by Mahmud Zarqani, His secretary and chronicler during His travels in the West; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’, vol. 2: ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Europe 1912-1913)