The present requirements of a Faith whose responsibilities
rapidly increase in relation to its rise from obscurity impose an inescapable
duty on the youth to ensure that their lives reflect to a marked degree the
transforming power of the new Revelation they have embraced. Otherwise, by what
example are the claims of Bahá'u'lláh to be judged? How is His healing Message
to be acknowledged by a sceptical humanity if it produces no noticeable effect
upon the young, who are seen to be among the most energetic, the most pliable
and promising elements in any society?
(The Universal House of Justice, from a
message dated 8 May 1985 addressed to the Baha’i youth of the world; Messages
from the Universal House of Justice 1963 to 1986)
