Article July 19, 2004 Issue

'I'm HAPPY with my life'

EARLIER THIS YEAR, the international magazine The Herald of Christian Science published a series of articles that examined the topic of justice from different angles. The following interview, which was part of this series, features Heidi Fendler of Frankfurt, Germany. She spoke with Josette Flamand, Managing Editor of the French magazine Le Heraut de la Christian Science. Heidi is a judge in juvenile court. She is also a person of shorter-than-average height.

Heidi, those who know you readily say that you are the very picture of joy. Nevertheless, you might have reasons to find life unjust because you were born "different from others." Are you ever envious when you see people doing ordinary things so easily—things that for you require so much effort (and often lots of ingenuity)?

Yes, of course there are things that are harder for me than for others, or that I simply have to arrange differently. For example, when I go shopping, I can't reach the upper shelves. But then I just ask someone to help me, and thank them.

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