Bahá'u'lláh often called himself the "Wronged One".
Bahá'í youth the world over are learning to live with their Father's anger. Their Heavenly Father is a bitter, long-suffering Lord, who never ceases to remind his followers just how much grief He has sustained in struggling for their salvation.
Bahá'u'lláh is not easy to read, so the youth are redirected to `Abdu'l-Bahá, and given only select bites of Bahá'u'lláh.
Nonetheless, Bahá'u'lláh sets the tone for much Bahá'í dialogue: argumentative and insinuating. Bahá'u'lláh spoke much more of grief than peace, and when he did mention peace it was in the context of defending his own reputation.
So it is the Bahá'ís seek rationalizations. Bahá'u'lláh was not our exemplar, they say. It is not for us to question his attitude, for he suffered much.
Why does this sound so much like a frightened child attempting to craft an excuse for an abusive father?
We will explore this issue in more detail as time permits.