I am Sam Roshani. I was born On Tir, 27, 1362 S.H. in a Baha’i family in Tabriz city. When I was one year of age, we came to Tehran city from Tabriz.
When I was 6, I went to Golshan Towhid[1] classes. Since 7 years of age on, I participated at ethics class each week. When I grow up, I did not participate at these classes, because they were useless and weren’t attractive. The problems posed by them weren’t related to me and the modern world and they were useless. They were just a series of historical and old issues. I loved going skiing or sleeping when I was younger. Why should I go to Baha’i classes when all children were watching the “football players” cartoon?! These are the problems in which the Baha’i children engaged. The Baha’i people in charge loved us to participate, but I insisted on my wills. They called first and then they asked: Why don’t you come? I used my lessons as an excuse. I criticized Bahaism, but I didn’t say to people in charge, because if I posed my viewpoints, they would convince me that Bahaism is so good and should participate at meetings.
I wasn’t present in Baha’i gatherings very much and I don’t know their viewpoints. I never spoke anybody about Islam, but at that time, they tried to teach me Baha’ism. I became familiar with Islam at school and all of my intimate friends were Muslims and I didn’t have any bad or strange feeling towards Islam.
[۱] The classes where 4-year Baha’i kids to preschoolers must participate at them.
