a new england girlhood-第44章

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an　unintentional　compliment。　Compliments；　however；　are　very　cheap；　and　by　no　means　signify　success。　I　have　always　regarded　it　as　a　better　ambition　to　be　a　true　woman　than　to　become　a　successful　writer。　To　be　the　second　would　never　have　seemed　to　me　desirable；　without　also　being　the　first。

In　concluding；　let　me　say　to　you；　dear　girls；　for　whom　these　pages　have　been　written；　that　if　I　have　learned　anything　by　living；　it　is　this；that　the　meaning　of　life　is　education；　not　through　book…knowledge　alone；　sometimes　entirely　without　it。　Education　is　growth；　the　development　of　our　best　possibilities　from　within　outward；　and　it　cannot　be　carried　on　as　it　should　be　except　in　a　school；　just　such　a　school　as　we　all　find　ourselves　inthis　world　of　human　beings　by　whom　we　are　surrounded。　The　beauty　of　belonging　to　this　school　is　that　we　cannot　learn　anything　in　it　by　ourselves　alone；　but　for　and　with　our　fellowpupils；　the　wide　earth　over。　We　can　never　expect　promotion　here；　except　by　taking　our　place　among　the　lowest；　and　sharing　their　difficulties　until　they　are　removed；　and　we　all　become　graduates　together　for　a　higher　school。

Humility；　Sympathy；　Helpfulness；　and　Faith　are　the　best　teachers　in　this　great　university；　and　none　of　us　are　well　educated　who　do　not　accept　their　training。　The　real　satisfaction　of　living　is；　and　must　forever　be；　the　education　of　all　for　each；　and　of　each　for　all。　So　let　us　all　try　together　to　be　good　and　faithful　women；　and　not　care　too　much　for　what　the　world　may　think　of　us　or　of　our　abilities！

My　little　story　is　not　a　remarkable　one；　for　I　have　never　attempted　remarkable　things。　In　the　words　of　one　of　our　honored　elder　writers；　given　in　reply　to　a　youthful　aspirant　who　had　asked　for　some　points　of　her　〃literary　career；〃〃I　never　had　a　career。〃







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