O thou who hast newly blossomed in the bower of God’s
love! Render thanks unto Him that thou
hast come into being from the seed of His loved ones, hast been nursed at the
breast of His love and art being reared in the bosom of His knowledge. It is my
ardent wish that thou mayest nurture the hopes of thy mother and thy father,
grow cypress-tall in the garden of their earnest desires, become the sweet and
tender fruit of the tree of their aspirations, engage in service to the Word of
God, and bring honour and glory to His Cause. -‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet;
compilation: ‘Family Life’, prepared by the Research Department of the
Universal House of Justice, March 2008)
