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221: YOUTH |
“He quite agrees that the dangers facing the modern youth
are becoming increasingly grave, and call for immediate solution.
But, as experience clearly shows, the remedy to this truly
sad and perplexing situation is not to be found in traditional and
ecclesiastical religion. The dogmatism of the Church has been
discarded once for all. What can control youth and save
it from the pitfalls of the crass materialism of the age is the
power of a genuine, constructive and living Faith such as the one
revealed to the world by Bahá’u’lláh. Religion as in the past,
is still the world’s sole hope, but not that form of religion
which our ecclesiastical leaders strive vainly to preach. Divorced
from true religion, morals lose their effectiveness and cease to
guide and control man’s individual and social life. But when
true religion is combined with true ethics, then moral progress
becomes a possibility and not a mere ideal.
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“The world that lies ahead of us after this war is going to
be in a terrible condition, and if the believers are going to
accomplish their duty and present the Divine Solution to mankind,
they must prepare themselves for the great tasks that lie
ahead. This particularly applies to Bahá’í youth. Young men
and women in the Faith must be deep and thoughtful scholars
of its teachings, so that they can teach in a way that will convince
people that all the problems facing them have a remedy.
They must grasp the Administration, so that they can wisely
and efficiently administer the ever-growing affairs of the Cause;
and they must exemplify the Bahá’í way of living. All this is
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not easy—but the Guardian is always greatly encouraged to
see the spirit animating such young believers as yourself. He
has high hopes of what your generation will accomplish.”
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