Editorial September 7, 1946 Issue

He Blazed the Matter Abroad

Paul Stark Seeley

Christian Science puts one on guard against indulgence in all destructive talk. It helps the individual to see that words spoken are first thoughts entertained. Worthless thoughts make worthless talk, and nothing else can. This Science shows its students how to control effectively their thoughts by realizing that it is the function of divine Mind alone to control the thoughts of man. This Mind permits man no tendency, willingness, or capacity to engage in idle conversation.

Probably more energy is wasted in unproductive conversation than in any other way. Tongues wag, words flow, and if their value could be weighed, it would often take more than a day's outpouring to make a penny's worth. Homer wrote of "the windy satisfaction of the tongue."

A chantey something like this comes over my radio:

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