Article September 11, 1976 Issue

No Looking Back

JEANETTE F. SUTTON

It is helpful sometimes to review our past so that we may improve our understanding of present experience.

If we recall and dwell on discordant happenings of days gone by, however, we may find ourselves troubled with thoughts of resentment, remorse, grief, or injustice, none of which are conducive to our happiness or well-being.

In reality man's existence is spiritual, perpetually perfect and harmonious, and has never been invaded by error of any kind. Mortal existence is but a dream of material sense and any discords that seem to occur are part of that dream. They cannot affect our present living if we refuse to regard them as actual occurrences. When we awake from a disturbing night dream we do not continue, if we are wise, to dwell on its inharmonies. We should be just as alert to banish from thought the inharmonies of times past as false and baseless, having no cause or effect. As the Bible says, "Thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away." Job 11:16;

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