CHAPTER XVII

EDUCATION THE SCIENCE OF RELATIONS: WE ARE EDUCATED BY OUR INTIMACIES: _THE PRELUDE_ AND _PRÆTERITA_

Only three educational instruments—Our limitations—We temper life too much for the children—Fairy lore, a screen and shelter—Spontaneous living—On what does fulness of living depend?—The child, a person—An infant’s self-education—Our part, to remove obstructions and to give stimulus—Our error—‘Business and desire’—The setting up of dynamic relations—Ruskin’s indictment of the limitations of his condition—Wordsworth’s recognition of his opportunities, 182

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