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have not learnt to use all their faculties, so they are unfit to do the
work which they might do for the good of others.
Many girls have dreams of the great things they would like to do. But
they do not know how to begin, and so they are restless and
discontented. The first thing to do is to train themselves, to do every
little thing that comes along as well as they can, so as to fit
themselves for the higher work that may come. It is worth while for them
to go on with their studies, to train their minds to habits of accurate
thought, to gain knowledge of all kinds, for all this may not only prove
useful in the future, but will make them themselves better instruments
for any work that may come to them to do. It is very worth while to
learn to be punctual and orderly in little things, to gain business-like
habits, even to keep accounts and to answer notes promptly--all these
will be useful in the greater business of life. We must be tried in
little things before we can be worthy to do big things.
Meanwhile doors are always opening to us whilst we are young, only very
often we do not think it worth while to go in at the open door because
it strikes us as dull or unimportant and not the great opportunity that
we hoped for. But those who go in at the door that opens, that take up
the dull little job that offers, and do it as well as they can, will
find, first that it is not so dull as they thought, and then that it
leads on to something else, and new doors open, and interests grow
wider, and more important work is offered.
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