Article September 30, 1944 Issue

Neither Isolated, Nor Solitary

MAY CREAMER

Rarely does one meet an individual who has not at some time in his experience believed his happiness, satisfaction, and sense of well-being to be dependent upon the personal presence of a loved one. In these days when husbands and wives, parents and children, are separated by the necessities of war, there are cruel wrenchings of the human heart, and mighty wrestlings with grief, sadness, and desolation. But even while the tears flow, it is learned that one must turn to God for companionship, completeness, and the true sense of home.

A married couple who had enjoyed a happy and satisfying companionship were separated by the husband's leaving to serve in the armed forces. The pain of parting was deep and poignant, and it seemed as though earth must surely be darkened for them. But in this experience Love taught them a most valued lesson.

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me," is the First Commandment of the Decalogue. We break this Commandment when we believe that our joy and happiness depend primarily upon a person. When Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is within you," he meant that the realm of happiness and joy is within our own consciousness. We learn that joy is constantly reflected by man, because man reflects perfect Mind, the source of joy. To be in the company of one individual, or a thousand individuals, or none at all, neither adds to nor subtracts from that steady reflection of the light of joy, happiness, and inspiration which one radiates as he consciously reflects the infinite light of spiritual intelligence and love.

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