Youth Gatherings
In the act of dedicated service to the community lies the potential for both individual growth and the development of the ability to contribute to social progress. Given the sincere desire of youth to leave a positive impact on their local communities, gatherings are organized for young people (aged 15 to 30), where participants explore, in an interactive manner, the theme of dedicated service to all segments of society. These gatherings aim to foster a deeper understanding of the significance of their generation, encouraging reflection on the qualities, attitudes, and characteristics necessary to play a constructive and positive role in the development of both local and national communities.
Although your realities are shaped by a broad diversity of circumstances, yet a desire to bring about constructive change and a capacity for meaningful service, both characteristic of your stage of life, are neither limited to any race or nationality, nor dependent upon material means. This period of youth you share is experienced by all - but is brief, and buffeted by numerous social forces. How important it is, then, to strive to be among those who, in the words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 'plucked the fruit of life'.
