Papyrus collection

I visited the Egyptian exhibition at the German State Museum in Berlin a week ago (on the Birth of Baha'u'llah in fact) and I was deeply impressed by the artistry of their sculptures. What literally took my breath away however was the papyrus collection. I walked into this room, one of the last of the exhibition, completely unprepared for what I was about to feel. An overpowering sense of awe and wonderment at the timelessness of the written word, of its power to move, transform and preserve civilizations. One day it will also be all that is left of us, and yet it will still be alive and meaningful.