Editorial September 2, 1967 Issue

Living with a Purpose

William Milford Correll

One of the basic needs of every individual is to find the purpose for his existence. The human mind searches for a cause, a reason for being, and will not be satisfied until it finds direction. A large part of the unrest among young people today stems from this search. And the same demand faces those of any age. It is essential for us to know why we exist and to have a conscious sense of direction in our lives.

Humanly we may have many goals. All these may be legitimate in the temporary sense of things. We aspire to success in our jobs, a good family, and happy relationships. But just human duties, such as providing the family budget, caring for growing children, getting an education, while admirable in themselves, do not suffice for the basic need. When these duties are finished, what then? One is still faced with the necessity of purpose, or a reason for being. It is only as one conceives his purpose on the basis of immortal Principle, or God, that he realizes an enduring aim and a continuous sense of unfoldment.

Christian Science teaches that God, Mind, divine Love, is the cause of man's being. God is the creative power, and man exists as the image and likeness, the witness, the expression, of God. "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen."^{Isa. 43:10;} It is only as we gain a clearer idea of God that our own lives begin to take shape and we find incentive. Mrs. Eddy has referred to man as "the conscious identity of being as found in Science, in which man is the reflection of God, or Mind, and therefore is eternal."^{Science and Health, p. 475;}

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