Loving Parent
He indicated that a National Assembly should be like a loving parent, watching over and helping its children, and not like a stern judge, waiting for an opportunity to display his judicial powers.
- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 34
Like a wise and loving parent the Assembly should conduct the affairs of the Bahá’ís, constantly and patiently, encouraging them and instilling enthusiasm for the work to be done.
- Shoghi Effendi, Unlocking the Power of Action
Quote of the Day
Fidal 6 Jalal 183 B.E.
Dissension and discord are most conducive to hardship, humiliation, agitation and failure.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá – Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 286