Children’s class kit
attachment — Teens (13–17)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- A rich man and a poor man lived in the same town
A rich man and a poor man lived in the same town. One day the poor man said to the rich man, "I want to go to the Holy Land." The rich man replied, "Very good, I will go also," and they started from the town and began their pilgrimage. But…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
- Whereas riches may become a mighty barrier between man and God, and rich people…
Whereas riches may become a mighty barrier between man and God, and rich people are often in great danger of attachment, yet people with small worldly possessions can also become attached to material things. The following Persian story of…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
Discussion questions
- Who is someone you know who lives out joy the way this story describes?
- If you were going to tell a friend this story in two sentences, what would you say?
- Who is someone you know who lives out justice the way this story describes?
- If you were going to tell a friend this story in two sentences, what would you say?
Quote to memorize
“I want to go to the Holy Land.”
Coloring page
Persian Rosette
An eight-fold symmetric rosette in the Persian decorative tradition. The Bahá'í Holy Places of Iran are decorated with such patterns.