Article January 1, 1966 Issue

When May We Look Backward?

ELIZABETH HUDSON SMITH

At times there is a good reason for looking backward, namely to see how far we have come in our journey from sense to Soul. This journey may correctly be judged by the point we started from and the progress we have made so far.

Sometimes we feel that we have made small progress until we look back to the time and place we started on our journey, and then thought is enraptured with the memory of the many times we have known we were standing on holy ground. At these times we recall the inspiration and joy of learning more of our relationship with our Father-Mother God. Our gratitude swells as our blessings march humbly and triumphantly before us, and we realize that we are now standing before an open door leading to infinite spiritual unfoldment.

This kind of backward looking is beneficial because it brings our recognition of and gratitude for good received to date. Looking backward for the purpose of mesmerically staring at error is worse than wasted time. It is never good for us to regard evil as real in the past or in the present. We recall the experience of Lot's wife when she looked back upon the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19:26), "But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt."

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