As a youth, you are in the transition between child and adulthood. Life becomes more complex as you grow in capacity and responsibility.
This transition will bring new thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Your world will grow beyond yourself and your family to include friends and communities of your own choosing. You will form your own worldview. Choice will become a growing part of your life. The choices you make during this time will establish your foundation for adulthood and influence your life for years to come.
A central focus to the Bahá’í Faith is unity. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá expresses how important unity should be in our lives when he says “Consort with all the peoples, kindreds and religions of the world with the utmost truthfulness, uprightness, faithfulness, kindliness, good-will and friendliness.”
Featured Story: Friendships and Dating
I found dating very difficult as a teenager. I wanted to fit in and be appreciated by boys, but the ones I liked never seemed to like me…
Featured Movie: Easy A
In this movie comedy about trying to use gossip to your advantage, Olive feels anonymous in her high school. That changes when she tells a lie about losing her virginity to impress some friends. Someone hears the lie and starts spreading it around the school.
Featured Book: Rules of the Road
This novel follows Jenna Boller, an awkward sixteen-year-old who has a great job at Gladstone Shoe Store. Jenna has a younger sister, an alcoholic father, and a hard working mother.
Bahá’u’lláh emphasize the importance of moderation when he says “In all circumstances they should conduct themselves with moderation.” Moderation is important to balancing the influences in your life. Valuing other’s opinions more than your own can be harmful in the long-term. Focusing too much on belongings can erode character. The period of youth is when you learn to balance family, friend, and cultural pressures with your own beliefs. Finding balance with moderation can lead to greater happiness, satisfaction, and personal growth.
This website covers how to have enriching experiences during your youth as a Bahá’í and overcome challenges that you may face. The Bahá’í Faith can be an incredible resource for support and guidance. It can help you grow into the person you want to be by providing purpose, perspective, direction, focus, optimism, meaning, morality, appreciation for the good in the world, and protection from unnecessary challenges.
A central focus to the Bahá’í Faith is unity. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá expresses how important unity should be in our lives when he says “Consort with all the peoples, kindreds and religions of the world with the utmost truthfulness, uprightness, faithfulness, kindliness, good-will and friendliness.”
Bahá’í teachings and principles can help you reach your potential during this exciting period. According to Bahá’í writings, a key part of life’s purpose is to develop spiritual qualities. These include generosity, intelligence, compassion, courage, perseverance, and reverence. Bahá’í principles, prayers, meditation, and community can assist you in achieving these spiritual qualities that will lead to a fulfilling and spiritually satisfying life.
