Article May 23, 1936 Issue

The Fallacy—"I have no time"

HUGH STUART CAMPBELL

The familiar expression, "I have no time," furnishes the busy person with a handy excuse, defense, or justification.

In the textbook of Christian Science, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, we read (p. 468): "Life is divine Principle, Mind, Soul, Spirit. Life is without beginning and without end. Eternity, not time, expresses the thought of Life, and time is no part of eternity. One ceases in proportion as the other is recognized. Time is finite; eternity is forever infinite."

Thus "time" takes on a new meaning as a passing human belief without reality. It also presents an interesting paradox, for while Christian Science exposes time as an unreal concept, yet everyone seems to need time, and if rightly directed may accomplish much good in the midst of it. Thus, Nehemiah put his time to good use. When enemies attempted to hinder the building of the walls of Jerusalem, he called to them and said (Neh. 6:3), "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?" In other words, I have no time to parley or discuss artful terms while there is a glorious work of defense to accomplish in the service of the Lord.

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