Baha'u'llah says: "Deprive not yourselves of that which has been created for you." Again He says: "It is incumbent upon you that exultation and glad tidings be manifest in your faces." 'Abdu'l-Baha says:-- All that has been created is for man, who is at the apex of creation, and he must be thankful for the divine bestowals.

All material things are for us, so that through our gratitude we may learn to understand life as a divine benefit.

If we are disgusted with life we are ingrates, for our material and spiritual existence are the outward evidences of the divine mercy.

Therefore we must be happy and spend our time in praises, appreciating all things.
Asked whether the Baha'i prohibition of gambling applies to game of every description, 'Abdu'l-Baha replied:-- No, some games are innocent, and if pursued for pastime there is no harm.

But there is danger that pastime may degenerate into waste of time.