s and who, unless attention be devoted to his education and
training, can produce no fruit. And better off dead than alive is he who
produceth no fruit.

(From a Tablet--translated from the persian) [11]

"12: It is the bounden duty of parents to rear their children to be
staunch in..."

It is the bounden duty of parents to rear their children to be staunch in
faith, the reason being that a child who removeth himself from the
religion of God will not act in such a way as to win the good pleasure of
his parents and his Lord. For every praiseworthy deed is born out of the
light of religion, and lacking this supreme bestowal the child will not
turn away from any evil, nor will he draw nigh unto any good.

(From a Tablet--translated from the Persian) [12]

"13: The fear of God hath ever been the prime factor in the education of
His..."

The fear of God hath ever been the prime factor in the education of His
creatures. Well is it with them that have attained thereunto!

("Epistle to the Son of the Wolf", rev. ed. (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing
Trust, 1979), p. 27) [13]

"14: That which is of paramount importance for the children, that which
must..."

That which is of paramount importance for the children, that which must
precede all else, is to teach them the oneness of God and the laws of God.
For lacking this, the fear of God cannot be inculcated, and lacking the
fear of God an infinity of odious and abominable actions will spring up,
and sentiments will be uttered that transgress all bounds...

The parents must exert every effort to rear their offspring to be
religious, for should the children not attain this greatest of adornments,
they will not obey their parents, which in a certain sense means that they
will not obey God. Indeed, such children will show no consideration to
anyone, and will do exactly as they please.

(From a Tablet--translated from the Persian) [14]

"15: ...Schools must first train the children in the principles of
religion,..."

...Schools must first train the children in the principles of religion, so
that the Promise and the Threat recorded in the Books of God may prevent
them from the things forbidden and adorn them with the mantle of the
commandments; but this in such a measure that it may not injure the
children by resulting in ignorant fanaticism and bigotry.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas", p. 68) [15]

"16: ...A