Dear Susan,
Frankly, David, I haven't the foggiest idea which Writings you aretalking about. I can think of places where the Guardian or the Housesaid something to this effect, but nothing from the Writingsthemselves.
Okay, I was wrong in saying that the Writings says anything like that. I
Thank you Susan for sharing the word ghulam. I went
searching for more on this and found something that
was of interest that has not been stated - that being
that development is of of both body and self. As there
is no end to the development of self, being a never
ending journey of attaining
Okay, I was wrong in saying that the Writings says anything like
that.nbsp; I would have been referring to something Shoghi Effendi
said about how youth are the most important for the Cause.nbsp;
Should I provide a quote?
Dear David,
In that case I'm guessing he had in mind people under 30.
Physically, I am old.
Spiritually, I consider myself young.
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I would expect that if the Eternal Youth is reflected in your heart.
Richard.
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Physically, I am
Dear Susan,
Personally, I think Mr. Javeheri gave you the right answer. But whydon't you post those passages from the Writings which you have in mindso we can tell for sure?I won't post any specific passage, but I refer to passages which say that it is youth who are most important in the
David,
I have never heard of any specific age range to define who could be
called a youth.
However, informally, I have seen people use 35 years of age as a type
of loose cut off date. Nevertheless I have seen people well into their
later years involved with the youth in many capacities. So I
Dear David,
The term translated as Youth in reference to the Bab and more
especially Baha'u'llah is usually ghulam which literally is a slave
boy. It is an allusion to the story of Joseph.
warmest, Susan
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I mentioned how the Writings speak of youth and their
responsbilities and that the Writings are obviously referring to a
certain age group
Dear David,
Personally, I think Mr. Javeheri gave you the right answer. But why
don't you post those passages from the Writings which you have in mind
