Article January 7, 1967 Issue

Rising Above Routine

REX MILLER

Housewives, office workers, and many other people sometimes feel that their daily activities are a monotonous round of tedious duties from which they would gladly be freed. They do not always realize that they can instantly free themselves from this apparent bondage by adopting a new view of what they are doing.

The belief that worthwhile activities can be merely routine bars the way of progress. The truth is that every right thought, every useful motion, every constructive act exemplifies qualities of Mind and therefore expresses in a degree the divine order of the universe. Every effort to meet a human need by spiritual means, however insignificant the effort may appear, is an individual manifestation, or reflection, of God's love for man. Constant repetition of such thoughts and actions does not deprive them of their value, but reiterates their dignity and majesty.

The man on the assembly line may feel that he is capable of doing more important work than the limited series of tasks which fall to his lot from moment to moment, and he well may be. But his way to advancement and promotion will not be opened by constantly minimizing the importance of his present job. Rather, it will be opened up by the realization that every task, even the most humble, is essential to the completion of the project in hand. Even the smallest grace note is a part of a great symphony. There is much inspiration to be gained from the realization that grand masterpieces are made up of minute details, and every one of these hints the realization of a right idea.

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