Adolescence
Humanity is now experiencing the commotions invariably associated with the most turbulent stage of its evolution, the stage of adolescence, when the impetuosity of youth and its vehemence reach their climax, and must gradually be superseded by the calmness, the wisdom, and the maturity that characterize the stage of manhood.
- Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 202
Quote of the Day
Fidal 12 Mashiyyat 182 B.E.
. . . it is clear that there is a profound difference between the Bahá’í attitude to the circumcision of males and the excision of females.
From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Office of Public Information – Haifa, 2 January 1992