May 13, 2014

courtesy & consideration

John Eichenauer: the youngest 
pioneer as of 1939
The believers, especially the young ones, should always remember that the first thing the non-Bahá'ís are going to notice in us is our character; therefore, the highest standard of moral conduct and courtesy should be shown forth by the youth, in order to attract the hearts of other people, and, through arousing their admiration, create in them a desire to know more about our beloved Faith, and eventually to arise to serve it. 
(From a letter dated 31 May 1957 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, ‘The Light of Divine Guidance vol. II’)