Testimony of Healing August 28, 1971 Issue

What joy it is to share in Christian Science—the meaning and...

Carole Zervos

What joy it is to share in Christian Science—the meaning and purpose of being it brings! Through endless searching I have come to realize the meaning of these Bible verses: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened" (Matt. 7:7, 8).

A couple of years ago, while in college, I found myself in a terrible mental state. I was confused and dissatisfied with everything. I wanted to know what life was all about and yearned for some meaning and purpose. Questions flooded my thinking: Why do we exist? Are we here to suffer, to be unhappy, to be sick, to war? I was plagued by the thought of living, because I could not live without a purpose—some understanding of what life is all about. I did not relish the thought of finishing school and going out into a world of routine daily existence without something substantial and meaningful to live for.

My upbringing was, almost exclusively, in an atmosphere of strict Greek tradition. Consequently, upon entering college, I was torn between beliefs of the Greek and the American culture, and did not know where to turn. I sought answers from teachers, books, and friends but found little to satisfy my hungry thought. Soon afterward I began to drink frequently and continued to smoke excessively. As a result I became even more unhappy, and began falling deeper into the pit of apathy and pessimism. I was turning friends away and living in complete depression.

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