Loving Parent
He indicated that a National Assembly should be like a loving parent, watching over and helping its children, and not like a stern judge, waiting for an opportunity to display his judicial powers.
- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 34
Like a wise and loving parent the Assembly should conduct the affairs of the Bahá’ís, constantly and patiently, encouraging them and instilling enthusiasm for the work to be done.
- Shoghi Effendi, Unlocking the Power of Action
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Jamal 17 Ilm 183 B.E.
He further explains that one meaning of attachment to this world is attachment to those who have denied Him and repudiated His Cause.
Adib Taherzadeh – The Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 22-23