Child's Way/Volume 8/Issue 4/Text

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Vol. VIII, No.4 Bahá’í’Era 132—3

CHILD'S WAY is a publication of the National Spiritual Assembly o‘f thé Bahá’í’s of the United States.

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CHILD'S WAY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Philip Cantor, Mildred McClellan, Mary K. Radpour, Stephanie Troxel

EDITOR: Mary K. Radpour FRONT COVER DESIGN: Stephanie Troxel ILLUSTRATION: Nina Jones'

CDear @‘ildrcn,

THIS ISSUE OF QHILD’g qu IS IN HONOR OF AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY. DID YOU KNOW THAT AMERICAN Bahá’ís ARE A VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE? OUR BELOVED GUARDIAN CALLED us "THE SPIRITUAL DESCENDENTS OF THE DAWNBREAKERS,” WHICH MEANS THAT WE CAN BE AS PURE AS TAHIREH, AS BRAVE AS MULLK HUSAYN, OR EVEN AS LEARNED AS VAHfD IN SERVICE TO THE CAUSE. IN JULY WE WILL HONOR THE DAY OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE BAB, WHO CALLED us ALL TO BE HEROES AS HE WAS. IF WE WISH TO ALSO HONOR AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY, WE CAN BECOME-THE HEROES WHO WILL HELP AMERICA LIVE UP TO HER HIGHEST HOPES. WE HOPE YOU WILL LEARN THE PRAYER FOR AMERICA IN THIS ISSUE. WON'T YOU WRITE AND TELL us HOW YOU ARE TRYING TO BE AN AMERICAN HERO OR HEROINE?

WITH WARM Bahá’í GREETINGS,

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‘What can we take to the birthday party? See page 9.

1, 2, 4, & 8 Watch our numbers grow! See page 12;

The Mulla fools himself! See haw on page 14.

Who is the wisest princess? .Find out on page'ls.

Can you see the horses in the waves? See page 24.

Which part of you comes from . Where? See page 28.

Cove; Photo, by Mary K. Radpour Inside Cover, Editorial Table of Contents

Letters from our Friends A Prayer for America

”She is My own daughter," by Louise Matthias "Treasured Gold,”

by Dr. Elsie Austin Happy Birthday, America 3 picture Stery by M.K; Radpour

and Nina Jones "Each One Taach One,” a song by John Coley and Bob Grundy Mulla Nasrudin, a cartQQn illustrated by Rita Leydon

”Abdu'l’Bahá in America,” a game

by Stephanie Troxel

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"The Secret of the Golden Apples,”18

written and illustrated by Ms. Bahíyyih Adams "White—Horsed Armies,"-a readaloud poem by Gregg Shaw Bahá’í Books Crossword Puzzle, by Stephanie Troxel ”A11 Mixed Up!” a story by Stephanie Troxel Craft Fun, by Brenda Neal "Love and Affection," a Special article for the Parent's Page, by Dr. Susan Theroux Back Cover, by Nina Jones

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[Page 2]Letters From Our Friends

Dear Child‘s wai?

My name istori Vahid. I am anather Class1nea£by..¥a‘_can léaffl L3 years old. I love the—BaháPf‘ abéut the Faith 111 by y 1Faith..,.ln GUI area, We dbn‘t I'am sure you can reaa t e 1 H even have Sunday sChOOl he:badse 19f Eah-a' u’lláh at same 9f the Bahá' ' there a_re- not enough peeple to books for children. Dr have you read support it. my mother and fat‘her Release the Sun 0r God Loves Laughter? 1 are part of th;e communlty and The;e.are verg.entg1t§ining and‘exciting we have feasts aften. We rarely backs which shauld teach yea a graat have f1re51des theugh w_e put _ deal abqut the Fa1 h adg in the_papgr and pasters in‘ Perhaps e-ur readers w111 Wr1te us stares ahgut the Bahá’í Faith and‘share with MS how they h We became When I was dalng that game educated abaut tbé Bahá¢1ftéachings. from the Ch1ld's Wax, Jan— Feb. Wé h@pe'that 6h111152fl§g will 5% 1976* I didn't know more than anather way fer yam to Ieafin aboufi 3 ansWers. That 5 pretty bad your Faith; Let g1 know if you are con51der1ng my age. I 1.Gve successfiul! _ Baha_u'lláh but I h-aven' t warm1g,iyaurJEditar heard enough :abQu-t Him to. - g . ’ really lave 1111111....1With. . a 1" .de's help, y1ou have read thi-s Dear Ghild's_ Wax, P 11 and maybe, with much prayer, This 13 the thlng I want in Chlld' yo-u will give a r65ponse of EEK: . some sort giving me .some adVice; ' How do butterfl1es fiy? Thank you fur your time1 flaw do degs hark? With mugh-lnve._. ’ Haw do fish SWim? Lgri Véhid- How d6 les hflat? Beéanse: C;S?' God made butterflles fily 7, God made dogs- bark. , ‘God made fish1§wim, ‘ God»made1owlsfihgot,

.Dear Lari,

We know that ii is very difificult fiag‘a Bahá’í’child whp livesgin a piace'where there are not many ether Baha'L c lldrEn, but if -gou didn’ t 11ve11n1that plaCe how wculd the g ”19 there learn aboutzBéhéTUVlláh?

If yau teach gear friends about the Faith, maybe there will scan be enough Bah"' chlldren fbr regular classes! Have ydu téfld your CQmmqfiit'y' at the Feast abdflt yaur desire tb know maré 11911 the1Fa1th? 1Perhaps one of the friends there woula be willing1to be Why is: he. sm111ng? Because he loves Igour-own private teacher,-gr‘ the Baha' i Fa1th' > Rennee A. Stevens,'ag§ II

Here is my picture:

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we are pioneers to the .S_outh Pac1f1c. I saw the questien you h_ad in Chlld's W_X about wanting 1etters_on how t.o serve Baha u'llah

., A. I have had. some eXp “’ en es that really Shaw that He and .God were with me. One-. of Ihem Was when I was talk1ng t.o seme women about the joys of belng a Baha' i It waS around Chr1stmas and one of them was wrapping presents whém

C W_sa1d "It must be; ;. _ u to be misslng gut Qfi wpat the reSt Of th-e wo_rld 1S elebrating " I

-Téplied almost instantly, "th With

the joys Qf b.eing a Baha' iI.“

The best words that I can _say are that :it is wenderful tq teach the Ward 9f this. new age

Imust :fllQW gFe‘ ?res'ad‘y 1:9 meet the Natianal ASS mbly=membér$ th are CQming E9 Pdhape £61 a fleeting. ' '

WfihsfimmeBflIIImw,

‘Pajt-r-ick Malon-gy

Dhar_ehirdrs wag,

Here are Somé poems fTom ohe nf_the éhildren in our thé'r Ehildren's classes. We hope you can print Lhemw

BSD MADE THE WQRLD ,Ihd»11fl¢"thQIWQ11fl 199 a fISEI pr can't ybu'see?

It" s an awful mght To see 59 many people fight

'UNITY

Unity is taggtherng$$: unity is lave?

Unlty 11$ happlness Unity is like a dove1 Ffee aha beaufiful

1n n6 way like a buil. unity is wataring a tre¢a Helping Oné'Who cafinot See. Unity is tagethemess

Th Se Seems are wrltten b_y Taerih Schraeder, II y _rS cId.

Faithfully In His _ ‘servipe, Mrs. Bgan Q. Stpng

The Bahia? 13’ Fsaif’eh , by Katya ShuSa, age 9

Once there- was a Iady and She waS tea hing- the Bahá’í Faith

She went aII 0Ver thé war d a mlllien miles by train tzo teach the religion Most of th:e people were not.115ten1ng, and that made

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\‘ , “’_nd1ng in i the Greatest Name. S: she went to a

pamphlet A man saw 1-t and as about Baha 1. He asked her t ”I t.o h1.s_ house and.tell hi.s £11 ,: abQut Bahá' i’ and; re were soon 211121101115 Qf Bah a". I

Bahá’í love,

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a very loving farewe-Il, but Sti11 did not glance at or speak to Dorothy,

.se the spe11 that was woven :about her remained unbroken.

She Is My Own Daughter HOW HAND OF THE CAUSE OF 60D,

DOROTHY BEECHER— BAKER, BECAME A BAHA'jI'

By Louise Ba Matthias

Dorothy Baker

Dorothy Beecher was a rather shy little girl, and net aIways toe happy. She Was 30 sensitive- that she felt the unhapplness of anyone she was wi1th, -and suffered with them. But in June ef 1912, when she was thirteen years old, her grandmother, "Mothe.r Beedher," took her to hear 'Abdu'l Bahi1speak. That day her whole life changed.

She was terrified. "What if he looks at me?" she thought. "If he speaks te-me, I'll die!" But when they entered the ream, they found that 'Abdu'l Baha'was already speaking. He turned and smiled at‘Mflthet beecher, glanced at Dorothy and motioned her to a foatstoél next to hié éhair. Dorothy obediently sidled OVer and sat down, but fearful of What might1come next, _she turned away from him, lowered her head -and stared f1xed1y at her feet. The Master continued to speak, and paid me attentlon l to_ her. She be1gan to relax and 1isten to his words, a1though later she ceuld recall neth1ng ef what he had said. Gradua11y she Was filled w1th , the spirit of love that radiated from him, and Seemed t6 enfeld1her. By the time he finished speaking, sh:e had turned wholly teward him. S.he'Sat with her elboWs On her knees, and her chin resting in her hands, gazing rapturously at his face. When they 1eft,'Abdu’l B-aha bade Mother Be.eche.r

For days Dorothy thought about that meeting, and finally sat dewn and wrote te the Master, telling him that the _greatest desire of her

1heart was to serVe him. In a few days hi_s anSWer came, in his ewn hand writing, written on the Second page ef her oWn Iett1er t9 him. The translatien, made by One of his-secretaries, was en a Separate sheet, and said:

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[Page 6]"0 dearest child. YOur gaal is great and God is All Bountiful. My hope is this: That you succeed in your desire."

In the early morning of July 4, 1912, Mother Beecher received an urgent summons from ‘Abdu'l Bahd. She was in bed with flu, but immediately ardse, dressed and crossed the city by bus to go to him. The moment she received the message she began to pray. She WaS'sure that something was wrong. Had she done something to displease the Master? Had she not done something she should.have done? She wracked her brain, but could think of nothing.

When she arrived, the Master, as was usual, was walking up and down the room, addressing a large grouP of the friends. When Mather Beecher entered, he stopped, turned to her and said,

"I have called you to say that your granddaughter is my own daughter. Train her for me."

He turned back to the group and continued his address. Mother Beecher waited, but he said nothing more to her.

From that moment until the end of her life twenty years later, Mother Beecher‘ s prim-ary concern was to train and educate Dorothy. And Dorothy sat at the feet of her grandmother, greedily absorbing all all the strength and vitality of the Bahá’í Teachings, unconsciously preparing herself for the great role she was to play in later years in the spread of this Faith throughout the world. All her life she was to find one of her greatest joys in the company of young people to whom, in her turn, she poured out the lifegiving love and bounty of the Word of God for this fortunate day in which we live.

.Dorothy Baker was a truly great Bahá’í’teacher» She deeply desired to serve 'Abdu'l Bahai She studied the teachings with great care, and because she had the gift of eloquence, or beautiful speech, she was able to move the hearts of those who heard her. She served the Cause on the local and national Assemblies, and she traveled to Europe, to Central and South America, and even to India to teach the Cause. She was killed in a plane crash returning from a teaching trip.

Don't you wish that you had had the bounty of sitting at 'Abdu'l Bahá's feet? Or that you could have written him a letter? What would you have written to 'Abdu'l Bahá'to show your love for him?

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a story about Louis Gregory

by Dr. H. Elsie Austin

LOUIS GREGORY

Same days are just meant for walking in the park. The day of this Story was like that,c1ean, clear, and bright, with a gently warming sun, and a blue sky filled with 1aZy white clouds that glided smoothly overhead.

Four Baha' 1' children were taking a walk with their Baha‘ 1’ teacher and friend, Mr. Zendi, whe taught them in the middle class at the Baha' i Cente_r. Peggy and Roxanne were bUSy playing ”DisCQVer,” that game where you walk along using your eyes and ears to sense anything unusual. Kudjo and Dee were busy runnifig ahead, galloping imaginary horses.

Suddenly Roxanne stopped in the middle of a hop- skip, for her eyes had caught a bright g.limmer .in the grass. Sweeping down, she cried exaltedly, "Treasure, Treasure, I've discovered a treasure!" The others came running as she proudly held up a small gold pi.n, br1ght, lovely, beautifully fashianed. Admirattien came forth in a chorus.

"What a lovely pin!” said Mr. Zendi. "I do believe it 1s_pure geld!"

And then, adjusting his spectacles, he continued, ”Gold is one of the world's most beautiful and rare metals. When it is found it has to be wa-shed and tried with certain tests which purify it, and th.en the gold craftsmen take 1t and fashion it into many lovely things for peqple to wear, or keep and enjoy and admire b_ecause it represents a certain wonderful quality of beauty and‘excellencet”

Kudjo smiled, showing the deep dimples in his little black cheeks. "In my country we have gold and the craftsmen make lots of pretty things from it. " Kudj_o came from Ghana.

”In my country,” said Dee, not to be outdone by this, "our craftsmen make many wonderful things from gold.” Dee was from FranCe.

"well, " said Mr. Zendi, "many eduntries have gold, but even those which ' do not have it prize it greatly. And you will find in -every land people who { prize. gold highly because it is generally used to create beautiful things, and is universal.ly admired.1ndeed,there was a time when it was the basis of

determining the value of every country's moneyg"

[Page 8]"My, " said Peggy, holding the golden p1n against her b-lue dress, which jUSt matched her blue eyes, "isn' t that nice!" And then she added thoughtfully, "It must be nice to be admired and cherished and eagerly sought for by peeple in every land. "

"Did you know that there was once a wonderful Baha' 1 whom Abdu'l Baha compared to pure gold?"-M1.Zendi asked. "HaVe you never heard about Louis Gregory?"

"1 have!" cried Roxanne. "He was -a Hand of the Caus_e He was the £1rst American Black t0 become a Hand. My mother told me about him one day. "

”Tell us s.ometh1ng about Louis Gregory ' , ' said Pe-ggy. "Cqul:dn' t .we stop here and sit on the grass 1n th ‘

icepious pockets of

something.

"Lo-uis Gregory," beg than an occasion fer Ste . in 1874. You know that Chis Was_ about the beginning to be promulgated and the ear Louis, here on this side of the world, Black., and lived in an am where h1 fig'many tests. ts. He was poor, y terrorized.and

{he and h1s mother

red sparks flew from 1 and wonderful man in'

"Prejud1ce and‘héte maée them reSenfa purchased a horse :and carriage and driven his

remember that such thihgh and killed becauee they h story. ”In spite of such _ . . hating whlte people ore: 't and retaliation for ood. The love and the

him to grew up free from hate. " ”Growing up as a young boy,&L9‘ a A ry worked and studied hard, for he wanted to have a service in the wor -d and to contribute to human progress, even though he had not yet heard of the .Baha' 1' Faith. After much e.ff01t and sacrifice, he completed his studies and came to Washington, D. C. to enter Howard Un1versity and study law. Soon he was qua11f1ed as a lawyer, and began to practice with another attorney who ce-eame one of' the early Black. judges 91’ the District of Columbia. And then one day.he received an'opportunity to work in a U.S. government pfifieet It was_net as pleasant as his law office because Some of h1s eo‘WGrkeng Were very prejudiced and did not like having to work With Lquis because of his race. But'remember, Louis had grown up without hate5

‘1 Turn to page 25 for the reét of this.story. 11°

[Page 9]APPY BIRTHDAY \LAPXERICA u;\~.x\\\\\ :\:\H

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America is 200 years old! ‘0 1:0 94

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America is like a birthday cake. We have to mix many

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First comes the butter. This is America, our country, with lakes

and farms and orchards and gardens, to make us healthy and strong!

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is the American people, with many languages and costumes and songs and dances and foods. Now the cake is sweet! ‘

Next we add the eggs. This is the law of the land, which holds us together as one people.

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grain hf fight is impgrtant ta the.eake, just as the.voiee Qf each Amexigan is important he

the American geverhmehti

‘AJAre we ready for the birthday ‘uparty9 Let s taste the cake and see|

mmmmm.... It'e @096; but-Sbmé“ thing is missing“!

We are Bahá' is and we are 1nv1ted to the party. What c.an We .hring to make a better .cake9

The'eake is flat and hafflu What Cah we add t6 make it light.and high e.hd tender? It needs some leaven, doesn t_ it? If we add the spirit of Bahá'u llah' s -tewcgings, we 'll hav_e lee and happiness and unity, won t we?

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‘spices9 These dellcldus flavors nare the Indlans and t e.Negroes

wa are we ready far the party? Let s_1nV1te_all the natlens -and peeples t5 cameI That W111 truly be a part3 werth hav1ng' , ,_

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[Page 15]’ABDU’L BAHA’S WESTERN TOUR GAME

BY STEPHAN I E TROXEL

’ABDU’L BAHA VISITED THE UNITED STATES FROM APRIL 11, 1912 THROUGH DECEMBER 5, 1912. DURING HIS STAY HE DID MANY INTERESTING THINGS AND VISITED MANY PLACES WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH. CAN YOU FIND OUT WHAT HE DID IN EACH OF THE CITIES ON THE GAME?

EACH PLAYER SHOULD GET A PLAYING PIECE --— A COIN OR BUTTON OR STONE. EVERYONE STARTS AT NEW YORK CITY 0N ”START.”

TAKE A SQUARE OF CONSTRUCTION PAPER OR CARDBOARD ABOUT 1—1/2 INCHES SQUARE. DRAW AN ”X” ACROSS IT FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND THEN NUMBER EACH TRIANGLE -LIKE THIS

PU . w. E ' ’rvow‘ l THEN PUT A Tkfl*k9‘° TQQTHPICK THROUGH _£>. (\5 THE CENTER -— THIS

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SPIN IT BETWEEN YOUR THUMB AND FOREFINGER AND WHICHEVER NUMBER IT LANDS ON YOU MOVE YOUR PLAYING PIECE THAT MANY SPACES.

‘ARROWS FOR SHORT CUTS ONLY APPLY IF YOU LAND IN THAT SPACE.

HAVE FUN!

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Sow the seeds of

My Divine wisdom

In the pure soil

Of the heart, and Water them with

The Waters of Certitude, that the Hyacinths of knowledge And wisdom may spring Up fresh and green From the holy City

Of the heart.

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had three um and baa ’usky as

apple-upan‘a‘ and lengthy C,. th-e depth, the he: ' ‘ 1 ,apple, feellng

sure that here lay thé secret core of wiSdam which her father Spoke of.

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-And the seQQnd daughter who was tQQ 1mpat1ent far stralght l1nes and logar1thms sent out word to a11' the apple-grawera Qf the realm to be ready to conduct her to the best of the1r trees where she- ?'ght sample thQ.Qh 1L,st f §1t.. Far she ‘w1shed to compare With her own eyes the texture, -the calour, 'the we1 ht and the Slze of thesé f1u1ts :and measure them

againS var. ngdQn apple and SQ réach the -rQQt of the w1sdom her father spoke of :

_ “#1191” _But :the youngest da ghter whose m1nd was ne1ther n1mble mar

sharp, and Who Qu--p;y grew ered between meals, S-at 1n her bed—chamber -ahd g' ed azt the '_o1den app1-Q 1* despa"x FQW tQ te11 yQu- the truth the: w1sest th1ng sfiQ cauld think tQ do w1th it Was -—- to smell 1t. Wh1ch she promptly Q16, and tb15 only 1ncreased her despa1r, _for the appl.e smelt 5Q sweet and fresh :and SQ much mQRQ del1c1Qus 1than angth1ng el_se she h-ad mQt with 1n her short l1fe that there seemed to bé HQ '1ng W136: tflxdb 1,. he Werd than tastQ it. And hQV1ng came t0 this perQunQ CénclfiSiQn she eru ht the.ngdQn apple up 1Q her mouth and tQQk a b1g bite ~1“. -an she WQS f1lled w1th shame an qu1>kly h1d 1t unflQr

SWth :tQ endure. next day again another b1te -—- i , days had passed -.-~ An:d there, under hQr p1llow, there WQQ noth1ng left but a handful of golden seeds

Flnally the k1ng Called his da ghters tQ film, er'bQ had not ‘seen them for a_WhQ1e week, an ent ward tQ them tfirngh tfie palace that .1f they had _fQund w1sde they should -chQ .-and show h1.m far he Was eager tQ share 1t w1th them.

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to tfie incredulous despair:@f=all the courtiers she proceeded-one by.on¢ to campgre'ghem with.h r gpldén.apple.

And though her speech was f f1 Qf_rh G and wit and thngh her Observatians were moi ‘ ' . ree hundredth and fdrty-first.apple the king baa; an to yawn. -So

he very graciously congrat ed Séaéhd‘damghtéf and ba¢e her be-seated with her sister at fiis feet. _

_ever sisters and had hidden herself in the linen

“ ried, for She knew they wauld mock her and 1 ,Besides, the king her father had ca ha i‘” ’y had found wisdom. And sh‘ ‘ ’

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HIGH TIDE IS THE CHARGE OF WHITE-HORSED ARMIES

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[Page 25]and so his courtesy, understanding and wisdom were not turned off by the behavior of those who did not like him. One man in particular was very difficult to work with. One day he came to Louis Gregory and said: 'There is a Bahá’í’meeting being held in the city, and with all those things you say you believe in, you ought to go.‘ Louis thanked him and turned away. Now if someone you did not like came.and told you to go somewhere, would you go?"

"No!" said Dee stoutly. "I surely would not! I just couldn't stand for anyone who wasn't nice to me to tell me to do anything."

"Well,” replied Mr. Zendi, "Louis was wiser, and remember, he did not hate people who were unpleasant. In fact, years after, when he was a Bahá’í: he once wrote to a young man who complained about hostile pedple and told him: 'Yes, we should love our enemies, as they sometimes, rather often, have a part in our development, as do our friends.’ So it was that Mr. Gregory had his first news about the Faith from an unfriendly person, and because his heart was very pure, did attend that Bahá’í’meeting. He was deeply touched by the message of the Faith. He contacted the Bahá’ís and began at once to Study and read the Bahá’í Teachings?

"I think Baha'u'llah was looking for Mr. Gregory," said Peggy.

"Yes," replied Mr. Zendi, "There is a passage from Braha'u'lláh that says: 'To gather jewels have I come to the world. If one speck of a jewel lies hid in a stone, and that stone be beyond the seven seas, until I have found and secured that jewel, My Hand shall not stay from its search.’ So it was that Louis Gregory came to Baha'u'llah through a path of many sorrows and began to acquire the jewel-like qualities of a true believer. His sensitivity to the beauty of the teachings became a source of joy to the friends in Washingi ton. He served them in every way possible. He became a Baha' i'in 1908. "

"There were not many Baha' 1’ books in those days. Louis Greg_ory read very eagerly every message and explanation that came from Abdu'l Baha. And his longing to make a pilgrimage grew daily.. It was around this time that the Beloved Master had been released from the prison in Akka. Finally Louis Gregory wrote Abdu'l Baha pouring out his love for the Faith and beseeching the Master to allow him a pilgrimage. In 1911, he was granted this p.ermission and he sailed to Alexandria, in Egypt, to meet with Abdu'l Baha.

"How happy he must have been to see Abdu'l B-aha," sighed Roxanne.

”He was inde.ed, and afterwards he wrote a small pamphlet about his pilgrimage and entitled it ”The Heavenly Vista." You will find it in the libraries Of Bahá’ís who have the early publications of the Faith. It is very interesting."

”When he saw 'Abdu'l Bahafl what did he ask him and what did 'Abdu'l Baha’ tell him?" asked Kudjo excitedly.

"That was a beautiful meeting. Abdu'l Bahafshowered much love upon Mr. Gregory. He told Louis he wished him to1become a Herald of the Kingdom. Do you know what a Herald is?"

"I do," Said Peggy. "A herald is a person who announCes significant news.”

"That is it,” agreed Mr. Zendi. "And what more significant news for the werld is there than the News of Bahá‘u'lláh and the message of His teachings?" Abdu'l Bahá said other great things to Mr. Gregory. He told him to become the means whereby the white and colored peoples should close their eyes to.raeial differences and behold the reality of humanity; to become like-unto a candle that would enkindle the world; to be like a star that would gleam and shine from the horizon of reality and become the cause of guidance to both races.... Do you know that Abdu'l Bahá was not only calling Louis Gregory, but choosing

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[Page 26]him for great work of teaching the Bahá’í Faith. That was the way one of our early Washihgton teachers used to describe it, Mrs. Miriam Haney. So it was that this very significant pilgrimage started a new epoch in the life of Louis Gregory. Coming back from his pilgrimage, he stopped in Europe and England and Spoke to the Bahá’í’friends, and when he returned to the States, he seemed to relive the commands that Abdu'l Bahd had given him in parting:

'Go forth and speak of the Cause of God. Visit the friends.

Gladden their hearts. You will be the cause of guidance to

many souls. The Divine Bounties will always be with you.

You are alwayS'on my mind and heart.'”

"Louis Gregory obeyed the Master."

Gazing at the golden pin, Dee felt impelled to ask, ”When did Mr. Gregory become like gold?"

”He became.like gold through teaching the Faith," answered Mr. Zendi. "His life, his personality became so brilliant, so radiant and so filled with light that he shone in beauty and purity no matter where he was. People who saw him realized that he was a precious soul, a value to all mankind. His was a life of constant travel to serVe the Faith. He spoke, he wrote, he initiated plans to get the Faith before Colleges, civic organizations and leaders. He even started a press service to newspapers who would accept articles encouraging friendly association and understanding between the races. He worked with plans for national amity conferences. In short, he used every talent and skill he had to further understanding and acceptance of the Bahá’í Faith.”

"And when he passed away in 1951, the Beloved Guardian of the Faith, Shoghi Effendi, cabled from the Holy Land: 'Profoundly deplore grievous loss of dearly beloved, noble mined, gelden hearted, Louis Gregory....'

"Moreover, in death as in life, he brought the races of mankind together. Love and admiration of his life came from Bahá’ís in Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America to join the expressions of the friends in America,"

"That was a wonderful story about Mr. Gregory," said Roxanne, with her eyes shining. You could tell that she was expressing the sentiments of the whole group.

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,Amy was unusually quiet as she sat down fer her after-sehqol snack.

"You' re very thoughtful today," said her mother, ”Is there someth1ng on yDur mind that I can help you think about?"

"Remember I thld you yesterday there was a new child 1n my class?" asked Amy. _

'"Yhu mean the.Vietnamese be?"

"Right, We_ll, -today one of the other k-1ds sai.d that he. should =go heme to V {tnam where he belonged That' s nct right, is it?"

”N6, 1t certainly wasn' t, " her moth.er frowned. ”That's one of the n16e th1ngs about Amer1Ca.... There ar.e .50 many p-eople from d1fferent parts Of the world 11ving h-e.re. It is like living in a _heaut1fu1 garden With many d1fferent types and colors of flowers. If everyone went b-ack to where they came fromu there would be hardly any Americans left. "

"If we had to go back where we came-from Where would we go?" asked Amy.

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' V‘lees where. we: came. :fmm, most Americans mum have to cut themselves into pieces....m&ny pieces. In many families the mothers and fathers would n ev.er see- each other .again. "

“That s not very funny!" objecte.d Amy.

"No, that's not the funny part, ” agreed Mom, "I'm thinking of having to divide ourselves into different parts. Fer example if a person we_re ha1_f ngerlan and half English, he would haVe to cut himself down the ‘m1dd1e and al.10w half Of himself to go to Nigeria and the othe-r half to England Gan you imagine just half a pérson walking araufld? With Ionly -6n.e eye, one ear, one arm and -one 1.eg?” >

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[Page 29]Amy laughed, “Or maybe he would have to be cut across his waist, and his head and shoulders would have to go in one direction and his legs and feet in the other direction! But what about us?”

”You are a perfect example of how mixed up peeple can get! We would have to cut you up into twelve different parts —- and not all the same size, either. Seven parts of you would have to go to seven different parts of Europe, one part would go to Hawaii, another part to China, another part to Israel, another to Africa, and the last part would stay here in the United States ... that's the Indian part of you.”

”Wow! I'm part everything! But Mom, where would you go?“

”Pretty much the same places you would go, only in a little bit bigger pieces. You see, half of what is in you is from me, and the other half is from your father. Imagine this: my hand stays behind to wave goodbye to all the other parts of my body. And along with my hand is half of your brother's hand and half of your sister's hand and maybe your eye! That way at least one of us would be able to see the others go and cry a few tears! And the others can join

together to make a hand to wave goodabye!”

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”It would be a funny-sad sight,” sighed Amy. ”Funny, because it's funny to think of one part of the body working all by itself, but sad to think that we wouldn't be the way God made us in the first place... as whole people.”

”You're very right. And we as people too need all the other people in the world so that we can have a better whole world, with everyone doing their part and their job by helping everyone else. That's one of the reasons that Bahá’u’lláh came.”

”You mean to tell everybody that we are all the flowers.of one ynmm"sfldmw.

”Yes, and that the earth is one country and mankind its Citizens,” said Mom.

”I never realized how important those things were til now,” said Amy, thinking deeply about what it means to be an American.

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[Page 31]1 a_,. _19 ill): , Parent S . age LOVE AND AFFECTION ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FQR- GROWTH --‘Sus_anLS. 'ThenQQX

What is th_e meaninr o.f IQVQ to .an infant? Fer the infant IQVQ comes in the ferm of the satisflact1on Of his- hinie needs But it i_s net enough merQIy to prev1de fon, shelter, .and pr_tectlon the_1nfant .a1_ ovmust.hQ allowed to become emetionally'attached tQ at least one Signiiicant adult —'usually the mother

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‘tien dur1ng the first years of Iife recelve food and shelter, but d_o fiat haVe anyone to thd them, fondle them, and mQVQ them around Without this type of stimulatien they became retarded 1 ;almost all respects They de

th learn to meve around --— . . . . 4 er as early as nQrmai chlldren Instltutionalized children are usually mere passive .and apathetic than home-reared children. th”V lack motivatiQn éhd ambition Thé mQSE markea charaCteristic of these childreh is their emotienal instability and the1r 1nab111ty to develop meaningful They exhibit attentlen seeking he aV1Qr Qmeined - _ institu- Qna11zed ch_1dren re resent ,4. 4w ‘_ _ en wh“ ~are geprived Qf IQVe, hut chlldren reared -at heme are sometimes neglected and also Qan- manistt these symptoms The. develepment Qf trust depends upon the secur1ty the chlld fee.ls during the first few years of life. This is the time: when he de ides 'whether or not the erI.d i_s a friendly place i.n which to live Hi_s. behaVier th nghout 1.1 Q depends upon - s dec151en 2-‘ p re ts ensure that the1r chlldren will learn tQ trust? This is done by ding a stable enVlrQnment The szt important Q aractera 1$t1C Qf such an e VlrQnment is a Sta 1e adult —- QnQ th care for the

his needs will be fu1f_11ed' At efihhe m_lely 31X to eight months Qf age the infant is able;1tQ Slgnal the Slgnlf cant adult that he wants the adult 'n'ar. This is called.attachment behav1er and it is a Sign Qf emQtional

'health in the infant

ment of. -an attachment St dies haVe shown that. the perled fram- abeut s_ix 'tQ eighteen months is the t1me<dur1ng which attathments are us ally formed 'This period can be extended to three years under unusual Circumstances, but the bo.nd is th 11kely to he- _as strong. The chlld under three cannot ‘teler we long separations frem. the moth r-figure Witheut fee' ineglected and. pes.1h1y even w1thdraw1ng firem contact . ,h others In the— 4th qr 5th years a relationship can be maintained deepite a separation of a Eew days Qr a few weeks, but some stress may result

The research an attachment indicates th-at parents should not be afraid of "spelling" their 1nfant. by g1v1ng .him too much love He should rec iVe all of the carg and at ention he 5e ems to want Once a strong attachment ed and the young child feels secure he will ea511y 1_eave his

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to'move, to perceive, and to think A child who has not formed a strong attachment to a mother—figure— will often feel insecure, will cling to mother, and will be less likely to explore the environment on his own. Such a child will not be able to deveIOp his thinking and perceiving capacities at an optimum rate.

Attachments may be formed to more than one person. In fact, infants can form more than one attachment even in the first year of life. This is probably a safeguard, so that if one-attachment figure must go away, the other-can care for the infant. However, too many potential attachment figures may prevent the infant from forming a strong attachment to any one.

As the child begins to explore his environment, he learns many things about the physical world and he also begins to interact with other people. He learns that he cannot always do whatever he wants to do, and he begins to-realize that other people have needs and interests that must be taken‘into account. The best way for parents to foSter the healthy emotional development of their child is to continue loving him unconditionally, to consistently enforce a few ground rules designed to maintain the smooth functioning of the household, and to encourage his independent exploration of the environment.

One way in which we manifest love for our children is to Spend time with them. It is difficult for children to understand that we still love them even though we are away from home several nights a week and on weekends. Children need our attention. This means that parents sometimes may have to forego a fireside or a Bahá’í'conference in order to spend time with their children.

The quality of the time we. s.pend with our children is as important as the amount of time. By "quality” we mean that the children are happy and are involved physically, mentally, and spiritually. When planning activities, we should be guided by what the children think is important. Also, activities which are challenging are usually the most appealing. Examples of family activities are recreation, games, outings with other families, preparing for the Feast, family cbnsultation, helping with homework, discussion of current events from a Bahá’í point of view, and other activities that require active partiCipation by all family members.

An actiVe family life must include the understanding that each family member has responsibilities to uphold. The first responsibility of a young Child is to obey a few simple ground rules established by the parents in areas such as bedtime, use of materials, and television watching. If they-are to succeed, ground rules must be firmly and consistently enforced. To help children understand the spiritual principle underlying the rule, children can tell them the reasons for the rule. When they break a rule, the effects of their behavior on Other people should be explained. Reasoning with children as much as possible helps them develop empathy, and demenstrates respect for them by assuming that the will be able to understand.

It is possible that while trying to spend time with our children and giving them ground rules by which to operate, we may prevent them from investigating the environment on their own. This would be a mistake, because it is through independent investigation that

[Page 33]children learn. A balance always must be maintained between freedom and discipline. We cannot allow our love to be a possessive love which stifles freedom and undermines discipline; nor can we allow our own needs for order and security to lead us into the authoritarian position of trying to control the child's every act. It is the constant challenge of parenthood to achieve the balance between freedom and control. Psychologists seem to agree that loving but firm parents who reason with their children raise children who are morally upright, highly motivated to learn, and loving towards others. This research confirms our understanding of the statements made by 'Abdu'l Bahá'and Shoghi Effendi which exhort us not to neglect the training of our children and to nurture them with the love of God.

....have for them (children) an abundant love and exert thine utmost in training them, so that their being may grow through the milk of the love of God, forasmuch as it is the duty of parengs to perfectly and thoroughly train their children.

....they (parents) should endeavor to inculcate, gently and patiently, into their youthful minds such

,_principles Of Moral obnduct and initiate them into the principles and teachings of the Cause with such tactful and loving care as would enable them to become 7true sons of God" and develop into loyal and intelligent citizens of His Kingdomr This is the high purpose which Bahá’u’lláh;Himself has clearly defined as the chief goal of every eHucation.

1Ashley Montagu, The Direction of Human Development, New York: Hawthorn Books, 1970. 4

2Mary D.S. Ainsworth, "The Development of Infant—Mother Attachment,” in Bettye M. Caldwell G Henry N. Ricciuti, Review of Child Development Research, Vol. 3. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973 9

3Martin L. Hoffman, ”Moral Development,” In Paul H. Mussen (Ed.) Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology, Vol. 2 New York: Wiley, 1970

4'Abdu'l Bahafl In Tablets of Abdu'l Bahá, Vol. II, p. 262.

5Shoghi Effendi, Letter to an individual dated July 9, 1939; reprinted in National Bahá’í'Review, Sept. 1975.

Dr. Susan Theroux, who has done research for the ANISA Program at the Center for the Study of Human Potential and has received her doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts, has shown a deep interest in questions relating to the development of children in her participation in summer school and other national Bahá’í projects. We are pleased to enjoy here in Child's Wa the fruits of her research in

both scientific questions and the Bahá’í teachings. 33 I, /

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