The assignment of making a home visit in the context of the Ruhi institute courses or other Bahá'í related activity could be approached as follows:
Once the problem or task has been defined, the decision-making process for how to carry it out may be said to consist of three phases:
In the second phase I basically recalled the elements I associated with the task, such as having a set of readings, an informal but uplifting atmosphere, music, an artistic touch to the arrangement, close attention to the spirit of hospitality etc.
As to the readings, variety is a plus, as is pertinence. The program should be uplifting to you as well as be relevant to the participants' life-situation and state of mind.
The purpose of the visit should be made clear/explicit to the participants in advance so that they know what to expect. I have found it advantageous to make sure that any extraneous conversation has a SPIRITUAL theme (such as those outlined in Ruhi Book 2, as found here), otherwise the spirit generated by the program may become somehow destroyed by focusing attention on material/practical affairs. It may be better to leave shortly after the program so that its spirit and purpose remains pure and unsullied.
Once the problem or task has been defined, the decision-making process for how to carry it out may be said to consist of three phases:
1 - Uncertainty
2 - Enumerating the options/possibilities
3- Deciding on/choosing a course to follow.
In the second phase I basically recalled the elements I associated with the task, such as having a set of readings, an informal but uplifting atmosphere, music, an artistic touch to the arrangement, close attention to the spirit of hospitality etc.
As to the readings, variety is a plus, as is pertinence. The program should be uplifting to you as well as be relevant to the participants' life-situation and state of mind.
The purpose of the visit should be made clear/explicit to the participants in advance so that they know what to expect. I have found it advantageous to make sure that any extraneous conversation has a SPIRITUAL theme (such as those outlined in Ruhi Book 2, as found here), otherwise the spirit generated by the program may become somehow destroyed by focusing attention on material/practical affairs. It may be better to leave shortly after the program so that its spirit and purpose remains pure and unsullied.
Concern yourselves with one another. Help along one another's projects and plans. Grieve over one another. Let none in the whole country go in need. Befriend one another until ye become as a single body, one and all."
—'Abdu'l-Bahá
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