Child's Way/Volume 3/Issue 2/Text

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[Page 0]“Wicated‘ to children everywhere BAHA/I YEAR

I. 'Abdu'T-Bahé'is Sailing from Americ;x; from Mahmud's Diary 2. I05 The Shepard Bay from Star'of the'Wést, Vbl. if 4. The Baha'i Fast by Phyllis H,.: 5. Forgiveness reprinted from The Chi d's Way 6. Naw- Rdz by Phyllis Hall 7. Poem: Consent by Elinore Szanto v8. 2 Prayers ‘ 9. Song: I Love My Mother by Mimi McClella*7 10. The Children's Page: A Prayer by Leslie Longstreet ii. A Game: Quality by Nella GustafSon 12. Doug's Diary by Douglas Allen 14. Craft: Popcorn Trees 15. Recipe: Kateh 16. Book Review by Virginia Schroader 17. A Prayer by 'Abdu' 1- Baha 18. A Prayer by Bahé' u 'TTéh 19. R1Qvén by Phyllis Hall 21. FeTina BTankhead Does it Again

by LUdWig D‘ APOStle should be entertaining and

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Tommy The Atom by L1111an Anderson Fbr this, our heZ is fbr it is primarily the Baha’f Community which can supply us both with ideas and with materials that are ready to print, based . on the Writings and presented in a manner that children will enjoy.

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[Page 1]'ABU’L-BAHA SAILING FROM AMERICA

Continued from the previous issue

You remember that 'Abdu’Z—Bahé was enjoying a storm during His return trip from New York.

During the worst of the storm, 'Abdu'l-Baha talked and

joked the most (perhaps to reassure the be1ievers who

trave1ed with Him).

"Ear1y that evening a new1y-risen, very bright star

came out. When the Master caught sight of it He immediate1y

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called to the members of His suite: 'Comel' He cried, 'See

what a luminous star that is! I 1on9 for the Iovers of the

B]essed Beauty to be as dazz1ing as that star.

(Mahmfid's Diary, 11, 13 and 17. Informal

translation. by Marzieh Gail)

[Page 2]"wLxh ihe joyfiu£ zidingé 06 light I hail thee; AajOLCe! To the abuax ofi hoflinééé I.¢ummon thee; afiide {heaein {hat £haa mayeAi-fiiua Ln peaae gon‘evaamone."

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Summary of Part I

The shepherd boy's greatest'wish was be leak updn the rage of his King. One day when the King's processigh paSSed by‘his fields, 103 stdpped-it and was able to speak to the King, Whe Was touched by the bdy's devotion.

The King's yearning far 105 grew so strohg that at 1ast he sent for the "shepherd boy and had him braug‘ht to' the palace Ios Came with eager joy and presented himse1f trembling‘and radiant befbre-the voyai presence. 'Then the King wa5wgreat1y p1eased with log and made-him guardian of his treasure anfi‘ repased in him=a'high trust. But thosg who had 1iVed by the King's favOr were f111ed with jea1ousy and tried to finfi some fiauIt.in Ios SQ that they might deStrOy him ih the eyes of the Kings They watched day and night=and soon they ?eund a

f1aw. Ih the siTence of the night when a11 were s1eepfhg

they saw 105 cfiégp stealthi1y Fb¥th, wind his way threugh

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the palace and enter a smail room far up under the rbof. “Ah", they said: "He.is robbing the treasury and storing away the treasure in a secret place." Then they hastened with the news to the King. That night he watched with than and Saw Ios stea] away to his secret hiding piace. 'The King foliowed, threw open the door and ehtered-the room. It was bare and empty, but on the wai] hung the shepherd's coat [05 had worn and his crook with which he had tended his fiock. ”what is the meaning of this, 105?" he exciaimed, "That thou fleet creep to this room siiently in the dead-ef the night, ‘afid thus arouse suspicion when I have trusted thee?"l "Oh, my King,” replied Igs, “When I first beheid thee I was a poor ignerant shepherd bay, but thou hast raised me to this 10fty state, therefore I never wish to forget'from what I came, ahd what thou hast made me.”

(Star pf the Egg}? V01. 13)

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to. 'be continued.

[Page 4]With the beginning of the 19th month of our Baha'i Calendar, the month of Loftiness ('Alé'), the period of our faSting begins; A11 Bahé'is who have reached spiritual maturity, that is their 15th year, spend these 19 days with their hearts very near to God. A11 through the 19 days of fasting, we do not eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset. We get up when it begins to grow iight in the morning to pray to God and to thank Him for a11 His blessings. Then we eat our breakfast before the sun rises, and nothing more passes our lips during the day unti] the sun has set.

we break our fast at sunset after offering our prayers.

These 19 days of fasting bring us cioser to God than at other times. When we keep the fast we are giving special expression to our iove for God, and to our faithfulness in carrying out His com— mandments.

There-are many prayers that Baha'u'iiéh has given to us to use while fasting. These prayers open our minds and hearts to the magical meanings of fasting.

Here is the mysticai refrain that runs through one of these prayers:

"Thau seest me, 0 my Gad, hoiding to Thy Name, the Most Hoiy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exaited, the MQSt Giorious and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have ciung a1] in this world and

in the worid to come."

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One evening 'Abdu'i-Baha was taiking to’a group of the friends who had gathered around Him, warmed and comforted by His iove.

Suddenly a stranger came into the room, and, without a word, threw himseif down at 'Abdu'i-Bahé's feet. 'Abdu'i- Bahé knew who he was, though. He introduced the man to the others as "one of My 01d friends," and embraced him.

Now, where do you suppose He had met the man? Wouldn't you think that this person must have been very good to 'Abdu‘i— Bahé to be greeted so warmly? Wei], here is the story behind the story:

Years before this night, when 'Abdu'i-Baha was a prisoner along with many others—-some of them chi]dren--this man was one of the soldiers who guarded the prison gate.

Now, in order to get water the prisoners had to wa1k two mi1es to a we11. There they filied their jugs and carried them back to the prison. This soldier waited unti] the prison—

ers came back into the prison yard with their heavy jugs. Then he struck at the jugs with his gun and broke them!

—-Adapted from a story t01d by Mr. Faizi, Hand of the Cause. Reprinted from

The Chiid's Way.

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Following our 19 days of special nearness to God, during

the Month of Fasting, comes the joyous Feast of Naw—Ruz given to us by Bahé‘u'lléh.

On March 21st, the first day of the Baha l'i month of Bahé (Splendor), the day and.night are equal. This is a sacred day when the sun lights equally the whole earth, and this is called the equinox.

Naw-Rfiz is a reminder to us of how God's Messenger rises on the horizon of divine mercy and sends forth the rays of the sun of truth equally on all mankind.

Everything in the physical world is set in motion when the sun dawns at the equinox. "The mineral world is set in motion, plants begin to sprout, the desert is changed into a prairie, trees bud and every living thing responds, including the bodies of animals and men," ‘Abdu'l—Bahé tells us in the book, Divine Philosthx.

The life of the reality of human beings is renewed. Our thoughts are changed for the better, and our intelligence is quickened.

Naw—Rfiz is a Bahé'i joy—day celebrated as a festival with music, prayers and reading or chanting of Bahé'i verses. In Persia, the land of the birth of Bahé'u'iiéh, Bahé'is often go

out on picnics and plant young trees.

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Consent

Last night I prayed for sunshine This morning brought the rain And deep inside my spirit cried To see the sun again.

For showers keep me housebound, Shut in, without a friend,

But let me see, perhaps my d011s W111 comfort to me 1end.

We p1ayed 't11 it was noontime And then we had our 1unch

Such fun we had, we tarried on—- God's b1essing I've a hunch

To give me do1ls and showers That make me stay inside.

A rainy day is 1ots of fun For anyone who's tried

To make the sun shine indoors Nh11e rain pours down without. Last night I prayed for sunshine-— God knows what He's about!

Eleanore Szanto

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Book Review

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Virginia‘Schroader

Love and friendship taught

Heidi, by Johanna Spyri. There is a Magnum Easy Eye edition of this story which sells for 75¢. It is also probably available

at the library.

Bahé'u'iiéh taught us much about love (see the Hidden Words).

The story of Heidi is very much in keéping with His ideas. Heidi is a giri who iives in Switzeriand. Both of her parents have died! Yet, Heidi is fuii of love, friendship and kindness for aii

peopie and for animais. .flgigj ShOWS-how iove changes peopie's iives, how iove can be returned if it is given, how we can show iove with our actions and how rich we are when we give iove and serve our feiiow man. flEiQi aiso shows how awfui gossip and ebackbiting are. Everyone gossiped meaniy about the grand'father,

but Heidi loved him, and showed that the gossip was not true.

If you have read a book or a story which you really enjoyedg please write a review of the story (showing a principle taught)

and mail it to Child's Wgy fbr possible publication.

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Ridvan by Phyllis Hall

(The most ho1y and most meaningful Bahé'f festiva1)

RiQVén is the garden near Baghdéd where Bahé'u'11éh changed the despair in the hearts of those who loved Him into the de1ight of knowing Him to be their Lord.

If ever you are sad, remember the 1ife of Bahé'u'11éh. Remember how cruel kings and peop1e who had mean hearts took away His home and every wor1d1y thing that belonged to Him. They sent Him away from His country and friends.

Four times He was ex11ed, each time to a spot more distant from His home to a p1ace where it was harder and harder to keep a1ive.

Nothing His enemies did cou1d dim His 1ight. The glory of His Message grew brighter and brighter until at 1ast every corner of the world received a ray of the Light of the New Day.

Together, you and I, right here in Chi1d's flgx, wi11 trave1 to some of the p1aces where Bahé'u'11éh was sent by those who hated His Light. But they had no power over His Spirit.

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[Page 20]No one can put your spirit in prison. Your spirit is aiways free to make beauty around you just as Bahé'u'iiah did in this first Garden of Ridvan, a garden where taii paims, fruit trees and sweet smelling fiowers sprang up from the dark soi].

Every year Baha'is a11 over the world celebrate the 12 days, beginning April Zist J!

and extending through May 2nd, as their Most [i //» I

Holy Festival. __________ -w _ We do this in memory of those wonderful “1" ' " ., IT

12 days when the bitter sadness of the friends was changed into eternai joy. The ist, 9th and 12th days of Ridvan are Hoiy Days on which we do not work.

Here Baha'u'iiah gave those who loved Him the glad tidings that He was the Promised One of all ages who wouid 1ead them into the New Age of Unity and true we11 being.

His foHowers had been fiHed with sorrow. ' - E I I . ’ \ E __-|

must take Baha'u'iiah far away from them to

the city of Constantinopie. 1————.|

0n Aprii 22, 1863 Baha'u'iiéh turned the "— Th b .d . grief in their hearts into joy with the breath- Bagbdgg Z:r::s taking news that He Himseif was indeed the whtch Bahd’u'lléh

_ , passed on His way beioved One promised to them by the Bab —- He t0 the Garden Of

Whom God wouid make manifest. Bigvén.

The Baha'i worships not the human personality of Bahé'u'lléh but the Glory

of God manifest through that personality. He reverences Christ and Muham—

mad and all God's former Messengers to mankind, but he recognizes Baha'u'—

lléh as today's Messenger.

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As Usual on Saturday morning, I‘m re1axing on the sofa and

reading Child's flgy. Fe1ina, my Iight-brown SiameSe cat, 1ies cudd1ed on-my lap. She has clear, p1ayfu1 eyes. They're as blue as the ocean on a sunny day. As I read, she curious1y 1ooks at my book. 0f ceurse, she hasn't the inte11igence to read. But she paws at the pages as . if the back were a p1aything, A black furry mask is painted on her puss. And it spe11s . mischief. I give her a side 100k 1ike the one Mom gives me when I've done something naughty. You see, 1ast night Fe1ina got into a heap of thoub1e; Let me tell you about it. .Oh, wait a minute. Fe1ina is kissing my hand with her 1on9, pink tcngue. A1ready she's forgotten what she'd done 1ast night. Anyway, 1ast evening I was he1ping my Dad repair the china cabinet. We took out a1] the good dishes and set them on the kitchen tab1e 1n neat pi1es.

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[Page 22]In the corner of the kitchen, Fe1ina launged by the heat ventiIator. She was washing her daFk paws that 100k like chareoals.

Soon my bedtime ro11ed around, so I trudged off to bed. I was Sb hushed that I nearly stepped on my

eye1ids they hung so low. And before my weary head hit the pi110w, I was snoring and dreaming.

A few hours pagsed.

A1] of a suddEn I bo1ted upright in bed. From the kitehen, I haard a startling crash. It sounded 1ike_an avalanche of dishes. #

Who on Earth, Mars or Jupiter was making that ‘”

racket? I_WQndgreg.

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QuietIy, I inpped out of the covers and tiptoed to the kitchen. In the twininng of an eye, I flipped on the Iights.

My mouth gaped open. Bits and pieces of what used to be dishes Iay scattered on the Iinoleum floor. It Iooked like four 700 pound giants had fought fer ninety-nine hours and nobody won!

Then I saw the villain. She wore a mask, had four hairy Iegs, and purned innocently on the kitchen tabIe. It.was FeIina BIankhead.

My face reddened in anger. I was so mad that my upper 1ip curIed over my nose.

But I knew I was acting f0011sh1y. FeIina blankIy leaked at me.

I pointed a stiff finger at her so she could see. I scoIded her in a harsh tone sq she couId hear. And I tapped her 1ight1y oh the rump so she could feel.

I did aII this hoping that Felina's 1itt1e brain w0u1d sense the wrong of her actd 'But she'II never understand it.

¥ou see, Felina, Iike aII animaIs, doesn't know the difference between right.and wrong.

WeII, that's what happened 1ast night.

And now, there she goes again -- she's chewing at my book, happy and untroubIed-

SQ with patience and kindness and understanding,

I gently puII her away.

[Page 24]The A&vemtmee ei ?emmy

' The Lenten; by Liiiian Amderema Based on the Writings of 'Abdu'iuBahé.

Do ybu know what an atom is? ‘Abdu'i~Bah§ told us many things about atoms. He told us it is the smaiiest.pavt of a1] things that exist in nature. Everything is made of atoms but they must combine in many, smany patterns to make aii the different.things in the worid.

Like piaying with biockss you can make many shapes by arranging the blocks in different ways. But atoms arrange themselves. God has given them the power to draw together with

other atoms. They seek each other just like you seek the_c0mpany

of yeur friends.

[Page 25]'Abdu'l-Bahé‘said the atom travels

”"4”‘*"”' '0' " through all the kingdoms of nature. But it must have many experiences in each kingdom before it is ready to move to the

next. It starts with the mineral kingdom

which is rock, soil, and water. Then it goes to the vegetable kingdom which is made of plants, trees, moss, and such growing things. Then it passes into the animal kingdom. After a long time there, it can go to the human kingdom where it becomes a part of people just like you and me! 'Abdu'l-Bahé told us it is very important for us to learn about the world around us. Starting in the next issue of Child's Way I would like to tell you a story about a little atOm whom we will name Tommy. The story is about Tommy's evolution. That is a big word which means changing, growing better and smarter. For instance a little boy

evolves into a man.

To be continued.