Article April 24, 1971 ISSUE

Are We Cleansing Our Environment?

RUTH T. KNIGHT

The efforts that are being made to correct pollution are commendable. However, the search for a lasting solution to the problem must take into account more than the conditions that meet the eye. Physical clean-up campaigns are not enough. Mankind's thinking must be changed in order to restore the natural ecology, beauty, and safety of our surroundings.

Christian Science teaches that a condition needing correction is actually a mental state rather than a physical one. Decay and pollution must first be embraced in human thought before they can be manifested in our surroundings. The ecology of a community or nation expresses the thinking of its inhabitants. Mrs. Eddy reminds us that "the atmosphere of mortal mind constitutes our mortal environment." Miscellaneous Writings, p. 86;

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