Bahá’u’lláh encourages us to anticipate from the youth of His community a much earlier advance to maturity than is characteristic of the rest of society. Clearly, that does not in any way diminish the importance of the pursuit of education, of economic realities, or of family obligations. It does mean that Bahá’í youth can accept—and should be encouraged to accept—a responsibility of their own for moral leadership in the transformation of society.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a message dated 24 May 2001 addressed to the Believers Gathered for the Events Marking the Completion of the Projects on Mount Carmel; Online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
