Thou didst write as to the children: From the very beginning, the children must receive divine education and must continually be reminded to remember their God. Let the love of God pervade their inmost being, commingled with their mother’s milk.
(“Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá”, Sec. 99, p. 127) [44]
“45: My wish is that these children should receive a Bahá’í education, so...”
My wish is that these children should receive a Bahá’í education, so that they may progress both here and in the Kingdom, and rejoice thy heart.
In a time to come, morals will degenerate to an extreme degree. It is essential that children be reared in the Bahá’í way, that they may find happiness both in this world and the next. If not, they shall be beset by sorrows and troubles, for human happiness is founded upon spiritual behaviour.
(“Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá”, Sec. 100, p. 127) [45]