Editorial September 2, 1985 Issue

Something is happening; something is at stake

ALLISON W. PHINNEY, JR.

Looking back at the 1960's, some have noticed a special spirit. In spite of upheavals there was frequently an unusual feeling of caring about others, a strong sense of humanity's potential, an uprush of joy and freedom.

Whatever happened to that spirit? Perhaps it wasn't lost, just having to put down roots and gather strength. The spirit of the sixties may in fact, when we look more closely, be an emerging direction—not only for the eighties but for the coming century.

The thought of humanity does change, after all. Contrary to cynics, thought evolves, though admittedly not always in a straight line of progress and not always fast enough to be easily noticed. Mary Baker Eddy once observed, "The beatings of our heart can be heard; but the ceaseless throbbings and throes of thought are unheard, as it changes from material to spiritual standpoints."^{ The People's Idea of God, p. 1.}