Editorial October 2, 1971 Issue

Remedy for Depression

Naomi Price

There is a widespread belief that it is quite natural for people to feel depressed occasionally. But this is not so. Men and women need not suffer from the unhappiness and frustration of depression, and they never would if they understood more clearly that God's offspring always reflect His qualities in spiritually radiant activity.

According to human belief, depression is a disabling affliction that affects women more often than men. But there is no valid earthly reason why it should—and certainly there is no heavenly one. Mrs. Eddy writes, "Immortal men and women are models of spiritual sense, drawn by perfect Mind and reflecting those higher conceptions of loveliness which transcend all material sense."^{Science and Health, p. 247;}

The immortal woman who is "drawn by perfect Mind" is wholly spiritual. She is wholly separate from the mortal belief of womanhood that is apparently represented in a material body, subject to physical conditions and human responsibilities. She includes and experiences the "higher conceptions of loveliness" that all the immortal offspring of God, divine Love, invariably reflect according to spiritual law. Her life powerfully expresses the qualities of Soul in wisdom, creative intelligence, beauty, order, integrity, and love. Her peace and joy are eternally assured.

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