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There are
spiritual principles, or what some call human values, by which solutions
can be found for every social problem. Any well-intentioned group can
in a general sense devise practical solutions to its problems, but good
intentions and practical knowledge are usually not enough. The essential
merit of spiritual principle is that it not only presents a perspective
which harmonizes with that which is immanent in human nature, it also
induces an attitude, a dynamic, a will, an aspiration, which facilitate
the discovery and implementation of practical measures. Leaders of governments
and all in authority would be well served in their efforts to solve problems
if they would first seek to identify the principles involved and then
be guided by them.
(Letters
of The Universal House of Justice, 1985 Oct, The
Promise of World Peace, p. 3)
Gardens at Bahjí, 'Akká, Israel. 
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10 February 2003 ORLANDO, FL, United States — Some have colored ribbons in their hair, most are in pink uniforms and all look with solemn wonder at the camera held by a man from a far off land.
These pupils of a new school in Haiti present an endearing sight in one of the photographs David Smith spreads before him.
It was images like this that helped Mr. Smith and his colleagues tell the story of a project in the village of Pichon in Haiti where education is being brought to a community deprived of many basics of modern life.
Read the entire story.
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