Children’s class kit
bitterness — Teens (13–17)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- At a time when Juliet Thompson’s mother was suffering much grief because her…
At a time when Juliet Thompson’s mother was suffering much grief because her son’s fiancée, both brilliant and beautiful, did not want to make friends with his family, she received an invitation to visit ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Though she was…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
Discussion questions
- What is one quality you'd want to carry forward from this account?
- Which line in this story surprised you the most?
Quote to memorize
“At a time when Juliet Thompson’s mother was suffering much grief because her son’s fiancée, both brilliant and beautiful, did not want to make friends with his family, she received an invitation to visit ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.”
From At a time when Juliet Thompson’s mother was suffering much grief because her…
Coloring page
Girih Knot
A geometric pattern from the Persian girih tradition — interlocking strapwork that recurs in the architecture of mosques, tombs, and the Bahá'í Holy Places.