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The cause of universal education, which has already enlisted in its service
an army of dedicated people from every faith and nation, deserves the utmost
support that the governments of the world can lend it. For ignorance is
indisputably the principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples and
the perpetuation of prejudice. No nation can achieve success unless education
is accorded all its citizens. Lack of resources limits the ability of many
nations to fulfil this necessity, imposing a certain ordering of priorities.
The decision-making
agencies involved would do well to consider giving first priority to the
education of women and girls, since it is through educated mothers that
the benefits of knowledge can be most effectively and rapidly diffused
throughout society. In keeping with the requirements of the times, consideration
should also be given to teaching the concept of world citizenship as part
of the standard education of every child.
(Letters
of The Universal House of Justice, 1985 Oct, The
Promise of World Peace, p. 3)
The colonnade under construction, 1950. 
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The other co-ordinator of Flame of Unity, Lida Mirra, a Bahá'í from Patras, said that members of Flame of Unity make an effort on tour to develop their own characters.
"We conduct daily deepenings (spiritual study sessions) and prayers and, besides their arts skills, the youth develop their social skills and their spirituality."
This past summer, Flame of Unity toured Greece where they presented their show in Volos, Larissa, Amarinthos, Zagora, and Patras, and finished in September with three performances in Thessaloniki.
"It was exhausting, but wonderful," said Andreas Vatsellas, a 17-year-old from Athens and the oldest member of the group.
He said he couldn't believe how impressed people were and that such young people could cause such an impression.
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