Article April 5, 1982 Issue

Did you say, "Going downhill"?

AYLEIN ECKLES KONRAD

Going downhill can be exhilarating when you're a good skier on a snowy mountainside. However, the expression has another connotation that is anything but exhilarating—as in describing the person who, because of age, is forced to retire or is being constantly reminded, "Take it easy" and "Don't overdo."

Imposed limitation, with accompanying suggestions of sliding into a passive, nonproductive period, should be challenged. Christian Science demands that we recognize as powerless evil's denial of God's eternal, life-invigorating presence.

Evil suggestions may come under the guise of our own thought— for example, "I can't do as much as I used to" or "I don't have enough money to be generous" or "I'm so depressed, I can't get inspired about anything." Right then is the time to stop and question ourselves: "Are these really my thoughts, or are they simply bland denials of my God-given inheritance of inexhaustible vitality, spontaneity, and freshness?"

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