Chapter 53—Student Opportunities
Students, co-operate with your teachers. As you do this, you give
them hope and courage. You are helping them, and at the same time
you are helping yourselves to advance. Remember that it rests largely
with you whether your teachers stand on vantage ground, their work
an acknowledged success. In the highest sense you are to be learners,
seeing God behind the teacher, and the teacher co-operating with Him.
Your opportunities for work are fast passing. You have no time to
spend in self-pleasing. Only as you strive earnestly to succeed will
you gain true happiness. Precious are the opportunities offered you
during the time you spend in school. Make your student life as perfect
as possible. You will pass over the way but once. And it rests with
you yourself whether your work shall be a success or a failure. As
you succeed in gaining a knowledge of the Bible, you are storing up
treasures to impart.
Helping Others
If you have a fellow student who is backward, explain to him the
lesson that he does not understand. This will aid your own understand-
ing. Use simple words; state your ideas in language that is clear and
easy to be understood.
By helping your fellow student, you help your teachers. And often
one whose mind is apparently stolid will catch ideas more quickly
from a fellow student than from a teacher. This is the co-operation that
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Christ commends. The great Teacher stands beside you, helping you
to help the one who is backward.
In your school life you may have opportunity to tell the poor and
ignorant of the wonderful truths of God’s word. Improve every such
opportunity. The Lord will bless every moment spent in this way—
Testimonies for the Church 7:275, 276
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