Article April 12, 1941 Issue

"Harmonious activity"

[Written Especially for Young People]

JEANNE STEELY SMITH

YOUNG Christian Scientists on the college campus of today should indeed be grateful that they have in Christian Science the key that unlocks the door to a well-balanced, successful, happy life. The prevalent belief is that life on the college campus is extremely complex and varied. The newcomer finds what often seems a bewildering array of sports, social events, and other extracurricular activities, along with the regular college work. A Well-balanced college experience, of course, should include some activity in these fields. Many college students, however, never seem to achieve a satisfying, harmonious balance in such varying aspects of school life. And there is a common belief that a student who is extremely successful in one phase of his activity usually is unsuccessful in others. But the young Christian Scientist knows that through careful study and application of his religion to his everyday life he can demonstrate the wonderful truth about harmonious action as given him by Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 407), "In Science, all being is eternal, spiritual, perfect, harmonious in every action."

One of the most important phases of every student's life is, of course, his schoolwork. Here, the student encounters many suggestions of competition, lack of so-called native intellectual ability, lack of time, of talent, and so on. The earnest student of Christian Science can, however, mentally refute these erroneous suggestions and prove his oneness with the divine Mind, the source of all ideas. When, for instance, the suggestion of competition for grades presents itself, he can know that Love has infinite good for all, and that one individual's utilization of this good cannot possibly deprive another. If the suggestion of lack of native intellectual ability or talent tries to gain a foothold in his consciousness. the student can stand firmly on the fact that right ideas are always present and ever available. They need only to be demonstrated. Every child of God has a perfect, inalienable right to orderly, correct, inspired thinking. As for the common belief of lack of time, does not Mrs. Eddy forever refute this claim when she says in Science and Health (p. 387), "Who dares to say that actual Mind can be overworked?"

In extracurricular activities, too, the student can deny the prevalent suggestions of mortal mind, and claim his rightful heritage as a perfect, complete idea in the divine Mind. He can always express right activity, co-operation, and love. And in times of seeming triumph or defeat he can be healed of his sense of human accomplishment or failure by realizing and proving that "both riches and honour" come from God.

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