Article May 21, 1938 Issue

The Way of Understanding

EMILY EDWARDS

On page 261 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy writes, "Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts."

The writer recalls an incident which served to illustrate for her the wisdom of these words. One beautiful morning in late summer she set out with a friend for a day in the mountains. The weather was perfect; the sky was cloudless and of a wonderful blue, the sun brilliant, the air exhilarating. For hours the friends walked on, resting here and there, but steadily ascending by easy stages, until they stood on the mountaintop, drinking in a scene of indescribable beauty, which stretched away as far as the eye could see. This magnificent view, the lights and shadows varying slightly as the day wore on—but only to become, if possible, even more beautiful—the friends enjoyed until it was time to start for home. And a last look showed the beautiful scene still bathed in warm sunshine.

So the two turned homeward. But they had not descended very far when dismal changes began to appear. Down below, a mist was rapidly rising, and soon over all the beautiful mountainside there was cast a thin veil, hiding its loveliness. Finally, the veil thickened and the scene was completely obliterated.

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