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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

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Especially are the young guilty of this neglect.<br />

Most of them find time <strong>to</strong> read other books, but the<br />

Book that points out the way <strong>to</strong> eternal life is not<br />

daily studied. Idle s<strong>to</strong>ries are attentively read, while<br />

the Bible is neglected. This Book is our guide <strong>to</strong> a<br />

higher, holier life. The youth would pronounce it<br />

the most interesting book they ever read had not<br />

their imagination been perverted by the reading of<br />

fictitious s<strong>to</strong>ries.<br />

Youthful minds fail <strong>to</strong> reach their noblest<br />

development when they neglect the highest source<br />

of wisdom--the word of God. That we are in God’s<br />

world, in the presence of the Crea<strong>to</strong>r; that we are<br />

made in His likeness; that He watches over us <strong>and</strong><br />

loves us <strong>and</strong> cares for us--these are wonderful<br />

themes for thought, <strong>and</strong> lead the mind in<strong>to</strong> broad,<br />

exalted fields of meditation. He who opens mind<br />

<strong>and</strong> heart <strong>to</strong> the contemplation of such themes as<br />

these will never be satisfied with trivial,<br />

sensational subjects.<br />

The importance of seeking a thorough<br />

knowledge of the Scriptures can hardly be<br />

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