Editorial January 1, 1990 Issue

Wising up

Michael D. Rissler

I received a letter recently from a person whose mother's life had spanned a century. It reminded me of two Christian Scientists. Both lived into their nineties. Each one over a period of years had become a close friend to me. They had much in common. Both were understanding and compassionate with people trying to sort out life's problems.

Both had seen tremendous change in their lives and in the world. In fact, they were much more willing to face change than many younger people were. The span of their lives stretched from horse and wagon to spaceships. They'd witnessed wars and tenuous peace. They could remember when Russia experimented with democracy before the Revolution of 1917. The United States had moved in their lifetimes from being a relatively sparsely populated nation to one of world leadership and then to the status of demoralized military power in Southeast Asia during the 1970s.

Each was interested in people, the trend of human events, and the future. Perhaps more than anything else, their lives epitomized to me the Bible counsel "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom."^{Prov. 4:7.}

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