The significance of need for good Baha'i Administrators become apparent when we meditate on Mr. Grossmann's statement that:
"A duty in the west is seen as something that we try to avoid." It seems that in the West, still a sense of moral & spiritual obligation to the Baha'i consultation and to its "majority decision" is lacking, and most Administrators, still resisting detachment from their "cults of individualism", function as individuals rather than groups. Still it is impossible for many Administrators to submit to the will of the majority in a Committee, Assembly, or group. Many members of Committees and Assemblies still go their own personal ways when majority decisions are in variance to their own, and either boycott the majority decision or belittle the majority decision in the community among the believers causing the decision to fail. In many non-Western Baha'i communities, not only individuals sacrifice themselves in order that the best majority decision is reached by the group, but they arise with dedication and self-sacrifice to achieve the decision reached by the majority at the grassroots, or at institution level. However, at this time still in the West: "A duty in the west is seen as something that we try to avoid.", when a majority decision creates duty or needs commitment on the part of those who made it, then in most instances the very atmosphere of consultation which creates commitment and duty is suppressed in order to escape the sense of guilt of ignoring the majority decision. As Western believers, we will learn that to be a real Baha'i Administrator is far more difficult than being a martyr at a time when each Administrator among us function and work similar to members of the Universal House of Justice or members of National Assemblies in countries under severe persecution. Best regards, --Max. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.net/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
