Article December 1, 1934 Issue

Decisions

HARVEY J. DARROCH

ALL through our human experience, from moment to moment, we are called on to make decisions. In fact, it appears that human life is largely occupied with this continual making of decisions. Mary Baker Eddy says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 291), "No final judgment awaits mortals, for the judgment-day of wisdom comes hourly and continually, even the judgment by which mortal man is divested of all material error." In the Bible we read, "Choose you this day whom ye will serve." So when fatigue or discouragement argues with us, and we cry out, "Oh, I cannot make any decision in this case; I shall simply have to let it work out," we have even then made a definite decision, for we have decided to let a condition take its course. But what is this thing or circumstance to which we are willing to delegate the power to act for us? Is it not another name for that which the student of Christian Science has learned to call mortal mind?

There can be no escape from the duty every individual has of making right decisions. When he thinks he will evade this duty and just let things work out or leave them to chance or to circumstance, he has even then made a decision. If, then, he must perforce make a decision in every case, would it not be best to take a stand on the side of divine Principle rather than on that of mortal mind? Would a wise swimmer dive into a river and then allow the current to carry him, unresisting, downstream and cast him on either bank? No, he would be sure to make vigorous efforts to swim towards the point which it was his intention to reach, taking advantage, perhaps, of the current's power and directing.

When we know that man always reflects all the qualities of divine Mind, we shall consciously make our decision in keeping with Principle. On page 392 of the Christian Science textbook we read, "Your decision will master you, whichever direction they take." And Paul wrote to the Romans, "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"

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