... this teaching of the children is a service to the
Blessed Perfection. Whosoever serves the world of humanity in this or any other
way is serving His Holiness Baha'u'llah. Your heavenly reward is with Him. The
education of children is one of the most great services. All these children are
mine. If they are educated and illumined, it is as though my own children were
so characterized ...
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (From a talk in the Holy Land: Star of the
West, Vol. 13, No.6; compilation: Lights of Guidance)
