Article December 30, 1933 Issue

Examinations

[Written Especially for Young People]

BESSIE JONES

At periods of the school year when examinations have to be faced, these events may be regarded as ordeals by many students. Frequently so much depends on the results that the pupil may approach the examination filled with fear and dread. He may believe that he is unable to fulfill what is expected of him, and because of this he by no means feels at his best when dealing with the questions confronting him. But when he has proved for himself that an understanding of Christian Science can be applied to, and provide a solution for, his everyday experiences, he knows that correct thoughts will enable him to face examinations with confidence and courage.

An examination is a test of what we know, and not, as many think, a test of what we do not know. The work done during a certain period is to be tested, and we should feel grateful for the opportunity of expressing the acquired knowledge. Then, too, the examiners must not be regarded as enemies, but rather as friends who are glad to give each pupil full credit for work correctly done. In this way we can know that we cannot be deprived of anything that is rightfully ours, and that our efforts will be fairly rewarded.

How can Christian Science help us with the examination before us? There is a great temptation, when first scrutinizing the questions, to see only the difficulties, and the portions of them which we may feel we cannot answer. To begin, instead, with a feeling of gratitude for those parts which come within our scope insures a promising start. It paves the way for dealing with the sections which at first seem obscure. We can proceed with confidence, knowing that "divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 494), and that the Bible promise, "Before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear," is applicable to all emergencies.

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