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| Building Children |
Building the personality and character of a child could be likened
to the building of a home: If we were going to select lumber for
our home, we would know that the straighter the grain, the stronger
the wood. (A child is taught to walk in a straight path if he is
to have a pleasing personality and strong character.) The closer
to the heart of the tree, the stronger the wood. (Those who feel
from the heart are strong; and the closer the child is to the heart
of a parent, the finer the material to work with.) The smaller and
fewer the knots, the stronger the lumber. (Imperfection is sometimes
beautiful in furniture, but weakens the individual. A child or a
board is only as strong as its largest knot.) We would avoid wood
that rots. (When there is weakness of character there is a chance
for rot to set in; and in ten years these children may face much
worse things than drugs.) We would avoid cross grains. (The gospel
runs in only one direction. A child cannot veer from this course
without losing his high ideals and very often his testimony.) We
would not use wood that has not been properly dried. (Green wood
warps, and so do children who are subjected to moral hazards while
yet too green to cope with them.)
-- Unknown |
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