Lessons of Life
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the laws governing each is the condition of success. The attention
required in transplanting, that not even a root fiber shall be crowded
or misplaced, the care of the young plants, the pruning and watering,
the shielding from frost at night and sun by day, keeping out weeds,
disease, and insect pests, the training and arranging, not only teach
important lessons concerning the development of character, but the
work itself is a means of development. In cultivating carefulness, pa-
tience, attention to detail, obedience to law, it imparts a most essential
training. The constant contact with the mystery of life and the loveli-
ness of nature, as well as the tenderness called forth in ministering to
these beautiful objects of God’s creation, tends to quicken the mind
and refine and elevate the character; and the lessons taught prepare the
worker to deal more successfully with other minds.
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