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of the child --- he laughs, but is not deceived. He suffers, also, the sorrow, grief, disappointment, humiliation and chagrin of the child-nature --- but even though the tears are falling he, knowing, smiles. He laughs with joy --- with pain he cries, but he knows --he knows. He enjoys the playthings, gifts, rewards, but he knows them for what they are --- he knows. He plays the games with the children who do not know --- and well he plays --- but he knows. His disillusionment spoils not the sport --- he plays on (for play he must), knowing, but enjoying. Yes, enjoying because of the knowing. He knows that the child-things are good --- but he sees them as but shadows of the Good to come. He knows that he "cannot escape from his own good." And he knows that the Good is also in store for his playmates (though they know it not) and, being full of love, he rejoices.
He feels that the rules of the School are wise and good, and that, though he cannot see it clearly now, infinite justice rules all, as will in the end appear. He knows that promotion will be gained, just as soon as earned. He knows that just as soon as he is able to master a task, that task will be set before him --- not a moment before. And he knows that no task will be allotted him even one moment before the possibility of its accomplishment.
He knows that he is being tested, trained and strengthened, day by day --- that every unpleasant and disagreeable task has an important end in view. And he knows that every task placed before him is in accordance with a Law that takes cognizance of his powers, failings, capabilities, short-comings --- that understands him better than he does himself. He knows that the very allotment of the task is a guarantee of his ability to perform it. He knows that within him are latent powers, potential forces, hidden knowledge, which will well forth from his sub-conscious mentality when bidden by the Confident Expectation of Intelligent Faith.
And, knowing these things, he is filled with Courage --- and presses forth eagerly to the tasks of the day. And, knowing, he casts off all Fear, Worry, Discouragement and Discontent, and, with the smile of Love on his face and the joy of Faith in his heart, he greets THE KINDERGARTNER with Confidence and Trust.
