Article February 7, 1920 Issue

The Cost of True Living

MARGARET MORRISON

As spiritual law has been revealed in Christian Science and as every day it is being more and more clearly understood by an increasing number of people, its demands upon mortals are leaving them bankrupt indeed. For what assets has mortal mind with which to meet the demands of Principle? None. Repentance and reformation alone can pay the debts of unrighteous thinking and living.

No question is so agitating the human mind to-day as the high cost of living. Not only in one little section of the world but throughout its entire length and breadth the same problem is demanding a solution. As this state of universal chemicalization goes on and the human mind is stirred to its depths, so that all its inherent hidden evil beliefs and passions are brought to the surface; as it is brought face to face with its own hoarding greed, selfishness, and hatred, it loses all consciousness of the presence of good, which alone can supply man, and vainly strives to meet its own self-created need for food, clothing, shelter, and nourishment.

"If mortal mind knew how to be better, it would be better," we read in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 186). In its ignorance it tries to meet spiritual demand with material supply, and so finds itself helpless in the face of its problem. As nothing but knowledge can destroy ignorance, so nothing but spiritual understanding can solve the problem of the high cost of living. In remembering Mrs. Eddy's prophecy of this stage of mortal mind we need particularly to remember that she says (Science and Health, p. 96), "On one side there will be discord and dismay; on the other side there will be Science and peace." So we today, like the Israelites of old, have placed before us the demand, "Choose you this day whom ye will serve." Let us see to it that we are alert and watchful, sure that we are on the right side, the side of "Science and peace," consecrated to this cause and helping to establish its government. In this way only can we keep free from the multitudinous suggestions of lack and limitation, of supply prohibited by high cost.

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