Gorgeous Eyes

Today was the first day of Summer Reading Club at the library. One young, beautiful spanish girl with the most gorgeous, crystal blue eyes wanted to know what her overdue fines were. They were more than she could pay so we talked about what she could do to keep from having overdue fines again. She looked at her sister and wanted her to come up with some ideas but I kept pressing her to think for herself. She offered that her mother could tell her when they were due. I said, "Your mother!" She is good to help you but what can you do for yourself to help? She is the younger of the two sisters and I believe her beautiful eyes will be used to her advantage. Will she just bat her eyes everytime she gets into any kind of trouble? Will she always assume everyone thinks she is beautiful and try to get away with things? Will she not even push herself to learn and grow because her eyes will make some things easier for her? I want to help her embrace her wonderful gifts of beauty and intelligence and use them for good in her life and in this world. I may never know what the ripple effects of my pressing her will be but I hope they will help her be a confident young woman who is successful in her life in a positive way.