the Cause in teaching it in the future, and you could also
perhaps introduce the Baha'i ideas into your lectures as an educator.

(13 March 1944 to an individual believer) [37]

From Letters Written by or on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice

38: "You are already a qualified practitioner in your field, and no doubt
you..."

You are already a qualified practitioner in your field, and no doubt you
give advice on the basis of what you have learned from study and
experience--a whole fabric of concepts about the human mind, its growth,
development and proper functioning, which you have learned and evolved
without reference to the teachings of Baha'u'llah. Now, as a Baha'i, you
know that what Baha'u'llah teaches about the purpose of human life, the
nature of the human being and the proper conduct of human lives, is
divinely revealed and therefore true. However, it will inevitably take
time for you not only to study the Baha'i teachings so that you clearly
understand them, but also to work out how they modify your professional
concepts. This is, of course, not an unusual predicament for a scientist.
How often in the course of research is a factor discovered which requires
a revolution in thinking over a wide field of human endeavour. You must be
guided in each case by your own professional knowledge and judgement as
illuminated by your growing knowledge of the Baha'i teachings; undoubtedly
you will find that your own understanding of the human problems dealt with
in your work will change and develop and you will see new and improved
ways of helping the people who come to you. Psychology is still a very
young and inexact science, and as the years go by Baha'i psychologists,
who know from the teachings of Baha'u'llah the true pattern of human life,
will be able to make great strides in the development of this science, and
will help profoundly in the alleviation of human suffering.

(6 February 1973, published in "Messages from the Universal House of
Justice, 1968-1973" (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1976), pp.
111-112) [38]

39: "As the Baha'i community grows it will acquire experts in numerous
fields..."

As the Baha'i community grows it will acquire experts in numerous
fields--both by Baha'is becoming experts and by experts becoming Baha'is.
As these experts bring their knowledge and skill to the service of the
community and, even more, as they transform their various disciplines by
bringing to b