Mecca, a place in a most uninteresting desert, which offers no earthly comforts or conveniences--neither is the ground fertile nor the climate desirable--has been the place of pilgrimage of those who went to get the blessing of that place. Perhaps they came from beautiful gardens, perhaps they lived in beautiful nature, perhaps they stayed in palaces, but when going to Mecca they did not think what kind of place it was. They only thought that it was Mecca, and that was quite sufficient.