You will never become angry or impatient if you love them for the sake of God...There are imperfections in every human being, and you will always become unhappy if you look toward the people themselves. But if you look toward God you will love them and be kind to them, for the world of God is the world of perfection and complete mercy.5 'Abdu'l-Baha (1:17)

The attribute that links our soul with God-- loyalty or faithfulness-- must also link the lovers to each other in marriage. The most evident and essential sign of loyalty is chastity.6 (1:18)

The brightness of the light of chastity sheddeth its illumination upon the worlds of the spirit, and its fragrance is wafted even unto the Most Exalted Paradise...7 Baha'u'llah (1:19)

Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.8 Baha'u'llah (1:20)

Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha'i Faith, offers this clear guidance on the 'proper use of the sex instinct:' (1:21)

The proper use of the sex instinct is the natural right of every individual, and it is precisely for this very purpose that the institution of marriage has been established. The Baha'is do not believe in the suppression of the sex impulse but in its regulation and control.9 (1:22)

Baha'u'llah declares:
>And if he [My true follower] met the fairest and most comely of women, he would not feel his heart seduced by the least shadow of desire for her beauty. Such a soul indeed is the creation of spotless chastity. Thus instructeth you the Pen of the Ancient of Days, as bidden by your Lord, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.10 (1:23)

In the Baha'i Faith, the education of children is given the highest priority: (1:24)

The education and training of children is among the most meritorious acts of humankind and draweth down the grace and favor of the All-Merciful, for education is the indispensable foundation of all human excellence-- 11 'Abdu'l-Baha (1:25)

If, in this momentous task, a mighty effort be exerted, the world of humanity will-- shed the fairest light. Then will this darksome place grow luminous, and this abode of earth turn into Heaven.12 'Abdu'l-Baha (1:26)

You must attach the greatest importance to the education of children, for this is the foundation of the Law of God, and the bedrock of the edifice of His Faith.13 'Abdu'l-Baha (1:27)

The instruction of these children is even as the work of a loving gardener who tendeth his young plants in the flowering fields of the All- Glorious. There is no doubt that it will yield the desired results...the little children must needs be made aware in their very heart and soul that 'Baha'i' is not just a name but a truth. Every child must be trained in the things of the spirit, so that he may embody all the virtues and become a source of glory to the Cause of God. Otherwise, the mere word 'Baha'i,' if it yield no fruit, will come to nothing (1:28)

Strive then to the best of thine ability to let these children know that a Baha'i is one who embodieth all the perfections-- 14 'Abdu'l-Baha (1:29)

References:
1. gwb 70.
2,3,11,12. swa 117, 122, 129, 130.
4. bwf 364.
5. The Divine Art of Living, Baha'i Publishing Trust p. 115.
6,9,10. A Fortress For Well-Being, Baha'i Publishing Trust p. 15, 16, 18.
7. The Advent of Divine Justice, Baha'i Publishing Trust p. 27.
8. tbh 138.
13,14. The Compilation of Compilations, vol. 1, p. 269, 266 (1:30)

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