The Art of Children

Breathing and heart activity continue from birth to death. It is only the processes of thought and volition that lead to fatigue. What happens then if we demand too much of the intellect by urging children to think? This involves certain organic forces that tend to harden the body inwardly. Such forces lead to saline deposits in the body and form bone, cartilage and tendons. We are at work inwardly, on hardening our organism while we are awake. And if we require too much of a child's intellect, too much hardening takes place. When we force children to think too much, it can lead to premature hardening of the arteries.