The followers of Bahá’u’lláh throughout the world, of every
gender, race and ethnicity, are working alongside their friends and colleagues
to build a society rooted in justice and characterized by unity—a society in
which individuals see their outward differences as a reflection of the beauty
and perfection of the multi-hued rose garden of humanity and in which, drawing
inspiration from the Divine teachings and applying their God-given talents,
they labour confidently to further the progress of an ever-advancing civilization.
Bahá’ís consider it a priceless bounty to participate in this momentous
enterprise and recognize that its success depends, in no small measure, on the
acquisition of high moral standards. The family unit, the nucleus of human
society, constitutes a space within which praiseworthy morals and essential
capacities must be developed, for the habits and patterns of conduct nurtured
in the home are carried into the workplace, into the social and political life
of the country, and finally into the arena of international relations.
- The
Universal House of Justice (from a message dated 24 November 2009 addressed to
the believers in the Cradle of the Faith)
