A girl will never be feminine — no matter how light her step — if she walks roughshod over others!
A girl will never be feminine — no matter how regal her bearing — if she holds her head high in arrogance and self-conceit!
A girl will never be feminine — no matter how carefully she places her feet one before the other in a straight line — if she cannot walk a straight line with others, if she is crooked in her dealings, deceitful, disloyal, untrue!
A girl will never be feminine — no matter how graceful her body motions — if she walks awkwardly with her friends, shoving them thoughtlessly aside to suit her selfish whims!
A girl will never be feminine — no matter how gently she places her heels on the floor — if she ‘kicks others around’ in her eagerness to get to the top!
A girl will never be feminine — no matter how harmoniously her muscles are coordinated — if she is out of harmony with her Creator, out of harmony with family and friends, demanding her way above theirs.
(Adapted from Christian Charm Course, Emily Hunter, Harvest House Publishers.) 12/l/86
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