A Time Without Friends

SUSAN JOYCE VREELAND

"Would existence without personal friends be to you a blank?"^{Science and Health, p. 266;} asks Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health.

This question might seem startling to the person who feels he has to be continually surrounded by friends in order to be happy. But reading further, he can find comfort and insight into a higher companionship. "Then the time will come," Mrs. Eddy continues, "when you will be solitary, left without sympathy; but this seeming vacuum is already filled with divine Love. When this hour of development comes, even if you cling to a sense of personal joys, spiritual Love will force you to accept what best promotes your growth."

A time of aloneness doesn't have to make life seem empty. It can be an opportunity to gain a more meaningful concept of companionship. To do this, we must eliminate self-pity, jealousy, and self-will from our thinking.

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