Day 98 Gentle Art

(see also Attention,  “Eyes and No-eyes” )

“…while the altogether pleasurable act of seeing, fully and in detail, is likely to be repeated unconsciously until it becomes a habit by the child who is required now and then to reproduce what he sees.”

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“…and what a loss have those children who are not brought up to the gentle art wherein the eye is satisfied with seeing, and there is no greed of collecting, no play of the hunter's instinct to kill, and yet a lifelong joy of possession.”

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“You know, my eyes ain’t too good at all. I can’t see nothing but the general shape of things, so I got to rely on my heart. Why don’t you go on and tell me everything about yourself, so as I can see you with my heart.”

                                                  ~ Kate DiCamillo
 
 

 
Examen: What a gift – “being brought up to the gentle art of seeing.” Is this counter-cultural?  Which practices in Mason’s method encourage this education as seeing – start a list.

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...while the altogether: Charlotte M. Mason,  Home Education, 1:49.
 ...and what a loss: 1:92.
You know, my eyes: Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie, Reprint edition (Candlewick, 2015), Chapter Nine.


Day 98 Gentle Art meditation/100 days copyright Laurie Bestvater 2025
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