The primary reason for anyone becoming a Baha'i must of
course be because he has come to believe the doctrines, the teachings and the
Order of Baha’u’llah are the correct thing for this stage in the world's
evolution. The Baha’is themselves as a body have one great advantage; they are
sincerely convinced Baha’u’llah is right; they have a plan, and they are trying
to follow it. But lo pretend they are perfect, that the Baha'is of the future will
not be a hundred times more mature, better balanced, more exemplary in their
conduct would be foolish.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated July 5, 1947, written on behalf
of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Lights of
Guidance’)
