As to thy question regarding the education of children: It
behoveth thee to nurture them at the breast of the love of God, and urge them
onward to the things of the spirit -- that they may turn their faces unto God;
that their ways may conform to the rules of good conduct and their character be
second to none; that they make their own all the graces and praiseworthy
qualities of humankind; that they acquire a sound knowledge of the various
branches of learning -- so that from the very beginning of life they may become
spiritual beings, dwellers in the Kingdom, enamoured of the sweet breaths of
holiness, and may receive an education religious, spiritual, and of the
Heavenly Realm. Verily will I call upon God to grant them a happy outcome in
this.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
