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 to 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.
(From a letter dated 21
August 1977 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an
individual believer)
