Article February 13, 1926 Issue

Being Practical

HARRY E. DE LASAUX

We can have no assurance of the practicability of a thing until it has been tested by ourselves or some one in whom we have confidence. Then we know that it is practical. When a mechanic turns out an intricate piece of machinery, he has no doubt but that it will function properly. Every part of it has been carefully adjusted and tested. When finished, to his mechanical eye it is a complete whole, and he will vouch for its practicability.

The mechanic must be practical or he will never be able to produce practical things. The navigator in mid-ocean would be in a sad plight were he not practical. Corporations, financial institutions, factories are not governed and operated according to theory; their officers must be practical, experienced, and efficient individuals, or these concerns would soon be forced to close their doors. The housewife, the educator, the clerk, all find it necessary to be systematic and practical in carrying on their daily affairs.

It is a mistake to believe that in order to be practical one must be material. Our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, tells us in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 420), "Truth not error, Love not hate, Spirit not matter, governs man." And since Spirit is God, good, good alone governs rightly. This confirms the truth that the practical way to do anything is essentially the right way; that the practical life to live is the good life.

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