Now you have answered the question,  Who is Bahá'u'lláh?

Bahá'u'lláh says we have two basic duties:

"The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of Him Who is the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who representeth the Godhead in both the Kingdom of His Cause and the world of creation.  Whoso achieveth this duty hath attained unto all good; and whoso is deprived thereof, hath gone astray, though he be the author of every righteous deed.  It behoveth every one who reacheth this most sublime station, this summit of transcendent glory, to observe every ordinance of Him Who is the Desire of the world.  These twin duties are inseparable.  Neither is acceptable without the other. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Source of Divine inspiration."  --Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'u'lláh revealed numerous laws governing the conduct of His believers.  Some of the better known laws are:

• Chastity - sexual relations outside of marriage, and every type of promiscuous behavior, are forbidden
• Temperance - drugs and alcohol are forbidden (except when prescribed by a physician)
• Marriage - each person chooses his own partner (arranged marriages are forbidden) but the couple must receive the consent of their parents.
• Prayer - daily prayer and meditation is enjoined upon the believers
• Fasting - every year there is a period of fasting, from sunrise to sunset, for 19 days
• Refinement - there are numerous laws relating to physical cleanliness, courtesy, and kindness
• Rectitude - the utmost loving-kindness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, and uprightness is enjoined

Bahá'u'lláh says this about His Laws:

•  "My commandments are the lamps of My loving providence..."
• "the breath of life unto all created things"
• "the keys of My mercy"
• "From My laws the sweet smelling savor of My garment can be smelled, and by their aid the standards of Victory will be planted upon the highest peaks."
• "Observe My commandments for the love of My beauty.  Happy is the lover that hath inhaled the divine fragrance of his Best Beloved."
• "Think not that We have revealed unto you a mere code of laws. Nay, rather, We have unsealed the choice Wine with the fingers of might and power. To this beareth witness that which the Pen of Revelation hath revealed. Meditate upon this, O men of insight."

In order to understand what it means to live the life, we must explore some of the concepts of physical reality as found in the Writings.  We are told that the physical world is eternal, ever-changing, and that it mirrors the attributes and qualities of the Creator. 

All of creation is as a school-house for the spiritual education of humankind (and indeed that is its purpose for existing).

Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the clay of My command, I made thee to appear, and have ordained for thy training every atom in existence and the essence of all created things"  Bahá'u'lláh

[man] "has the animal side as well as the angelic side, and the aim of the true educator is to train human souls that the their angelic aspect may overcome their animal side"  `Abdu´l-Bahá

"The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust, and it must traverse all conditions, for its passage and movement through the conditions of existence will be the means of it acquiring perfections.  So when a man travels and passes through different regions and numerous countries with system and method, it is certainly a means of his acquiring perfection for he will see places and countries from which he will discover the conditions and states of other nations... It is the same when the human spirit passes through the conditions of existence: it will become the possessor of each degree and station."

In the Writings, you might notice that there are numerous metaphorical statements used to describe deeper more spiritual truths.  (For example, the act of ablutions - washing one's hands and face-- is a metaphor for a spiritual purity and cleanliness that is otherwise impossible to grasp).  Because spiritual truths are ineffable and beyond the ken of physical beings, it is often necessary to use metaphors to describe them.  These metaphors are imbued with numerous levels of meaning.  The more we study the Writings, the more we receive deeper knowledge and instruction from them.  In addition, the more we ponder and meditate over these truths, the more we begin to see significant spiritual lessons in the occurrences of daily life.  After studying this for a time, it will become clear that every situation, problem, pain, pleasure, relationship, and choice in life is a metaphor for a deeper spiritual reality.  As one becomes aware of the instructive nature of all life situations, one develops the ability to read deeper and deeper meanings into ordinary life situations.

Thus, to follow Bahá'u'lláh's Laws is not live a bleak and puritanical existence.  To the contrary, these Laws free our souls to live in the manner that God intended for us -- a blissfully happy and joyful life of love and learning.

The ultimate goal of our lives is to prepare our souls for the next life.  Our time on this earth is very limited.  There is precious little time to learn our lessons, to make our choices and learn to develop our free will to the point where we recognize and choose God.  In a very brief time, our physical lives will come to a close, and we will lose the ability to spiritually grow of our own volition.  Now is the time for us to grow.

The Bahá'í teachings about death are joyful as well.  He said that death was a "messenger of joy."  The next life is so marvelous, it is so much more full of life, that if we knew what it was like in the next world, we would choose death over life in this world.
 

 "Consider how a being, in the world of the womb, was deaf of ear and blind of eye, and mute of tongue; how he was bereft of any perceptions at all.  But once, out of that world of darkness, he passed into this world of light, then his eye saw, his ear heard, his tongue spoke. In the same way, once he hath hastened away from this mortal place into the Kingdom of God, then he will be born in the spirit; then the eye of perception will open, the ear of his soul will hearken, and all the truths of which he was ignorant before will be made plain and clear."  `Abdu´l-Bahá

"...when man does not open his mind and heart to the blessing of the spirit, but turns his soul towards the material side, towards the bodily part of his nature, then is he fallen from his high place and he becomes inferior to the inhabitants of the lower animal kingdom.  In this case the man is in a sorry plight!  For if the spiritual qualities of the soul, open to the breath of the Divine Spirit, are never used, they become atrophied, enfeebled, and at last incapable; whilst the soul's material qualities alone being exercised they become terribly powerful ---and the unhappy, misguided man becomes more savage, more malevolent than the lower animals themselves.  All his aspirations and desires being strengthened by the lower side of the soul's nature, he becomes more and more brutal, until his whole being is in no way superior to the beasts that perish.  Men such as this, plan to work evil, to hurt and to destroy; they are entirely without the spirit of Divine compassion, for the celestial quality of the soul has been dominated by that of the material."   `Abdu´l-Bahá

"The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole purpose of guiding mankind to the straight Path of Truth.  The purpose underlying their revelation hath been to educate all men, that they may, at the hour of their death, ascend, in the utmost purity and sanctity, and with absolute detachment, to the throne of the Most High."  Bahá'u'lláh

Now that you know what Bahá'u'lláh wants you to do as an individual, the only question that remains is:

What does Bahá'u'lláh want you to do (as a community)?