Article January 9, 1932 Issue

True Happiness

IRENE RENEW

"All power and happiness are spiritual, and proceed from goodness." This brief, comprehensive statement by Mrs. Eddy in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 155) discloses the secret of that state for which all mankind consciously or unconsciously labors. This truth will be accepted by some as a beautiful idealistic thought, but impracticable in application. Others, with a cynicism born of the notion that only great wealth, fame, personal achievement, or social leadership brings satisfaction, will utterly deny it. Many, however, are proving that this desirable state is attained and retained when reared on the secure foundation which a correct understanding of God alone can give.

Christian Science teaches the allness and ever-presence of God, divine good, and the consequent nothingness and never-presence of evil. Thus, one sees that the myriad modes of sin, disease, sorrow, loneliness, despondency, and lack are false beliefs. In loving wisdom our Leader, through her inspired writings, gently leads thought from the paths of personal sense into the way where happiness and goodness go hand in hand.

With the aid of the Concordances to the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," and other writings by Mary Baker Eddy, one will find many enlightening references concerning happiness. He will discover that he must work for this quenchless spiritual quality "that fadeth not away." He will be convinced that he must strive for that glorious day of understanding when he can clearly see and prove that his happiness is not dependent upon the personal presence and whims of a loved one, the "ups and downs" of circumstance, or the pride of possession. In this process, however, a student of Christian Science does not become austere, or rigidly deny himself all the innocent pleasures which tend to cheer and brighten human life; but he endeavors to prove by progressive demonstration that true happiness and spirituality are concurrent with obedience to Truth and Love.

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