"You just never know what a day is going to bring around here."

"Diversity of hues, form and shape, enricheth and adorneth the garden, and heighteneth the effect thereof. In like manner, when divers shades of thought, temperament and character, are brought together under the power and influence of one central agency, the beauty and glory of human perfection will be revealed and made manifest. Naught but the celestial potency of the Word of God, which ruleth and transcendeth the realities of all things, is capable of harmonizing the divergent thoughts, sentiments, ideas, and convictions of the children of men."
- `Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, page 103

The first two sentences dispel the urgency of every individual finding all the answers and becoming successful independently, as academia tends to push. Instead of worrying about an unreasonably stress-inducing goal, we can rest assured that progress can be reached by collaboration and consultation. These allow varied opinions to meld and compromises to be made. This concept also validates the importance of being unique.

However, we cannot forget the third sentence. The rampant disease of secularism is severely hindering progress in our society. In St. Kitts, the government and schools have not forgotten the necessity of prayer and religion permeating discourse regarding social progress. I hope and pray that the rest of the Western world can remember to call upon their spiritual heritage.

"You just never know what a day is going to bring around here," said Kay this evening. In the morning she went to the Independence Day parade, where she met a business consultant who is interested in moral education. So after we three youth studied One Common Faith in the afternoon, we went to the consultant's home, which is in an upscale neighbourhood. She had four friends over as well. All of these women were interested in the Noble Youth Alliance's current key concept of giving junior youth moral empowerment before they get too old. The amazing this is that among them are an Anglican deacon, a Catholic reverend, and a sister of the St. Lucian-American Ambassador; it is strange how many people in influential positions in the religious and political realms we are meeting. Philip and I taught the nephew of that Ambassador to write is name Khalid in Arabic.

A gentleman came to our door and offered to sell us some cantaloup. He came back and sold four to us for EC$25 and gave us a bunch of star fruit free. He seems like an honest man and is interested in the Faith. I wish it could be different, but we always need to be careful of the new people we meet because it is known that there are opportunists who watch closely and may lie for money. However, I am not too worried because Philip, the world traveller, is experienced in these matters.

We youth are becoming self-sufficient with our meals. For lunch we made Ramen noodles - easy enough. For dinner, though, we spend three hours (!!!) cooking breaded chicken, lentils, and beans. Philip and I reached another level of appreciation our mothers for the time and effort they put into our meals for two decades. Also, the three of us had some good discussion about marriage.