Pauline was a guiding inspiration for Thérèse, who prospered in goodness. Pauline convinced her younger sister that only God was important in life. Those who saw Thérèse offered, she scarcely looks as if she were of this earth. One individual who saw her in church staring at the Blessed Sacrament said: I wouldn’t be surprised if that child dies young. But if she doesn’t, mark my words, she will be a saint! Because Thérèse meditated so often, Pauline found her sister to be too serious, missing out on play, games and other pleasures of life.