[The Education of Catholic Girls by Janet Erskine Stuart]@TWC D-Link bookThe Education of Catholic Girls CHAPTER II 15/23
From the readers will come those who are to influence the minds of others here, if they do not let themselves be carried out too far to keep in touch with real life.
From the players will come those whose gift is readiness and decision in action, if they on their side do not remain mere players when life calls for something more. There are other groups, the born artists with their responsive minds, the "home children" for whom everything centres in their own home-world, and who have in them the making of another one in the future; the critics, standing aloof, a little peevish and very self-conscious, hardly capable of deep friendship and fastidiously dissatisfied with people and things in general; the cheerful and helpful souls who have no interests of their own but can devote themselves to help anyone; the opposite class whose life is in their own moods and feelings.
Many others might be added, each observer's experience can supply them, and will probably close the list with the same little group, the very few, that stand a little apart, but not aloof, children of privilege, with heaven in their eyes and a little air of mystery about them, meditative and quiet, friends of God, friends of all, loved and loving, and asking very little from the outer world, because they have more than enough within.
They are classed as the dreamers, but they are really the seers.
They do not ask much and they do not need much beyond a reverent guardianship, and to be let alone and allowed to grow; they will find their way for they are "taught of God." It is impossible to do more than to throw out suggestions which any child-naturalist might multiply or improve upon.
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