Article July 16, 2012 ISSUE

Basic training

A military man offers perspective on keeping thoughts in line.

Michael Day

I was recently reminded of the time I spent in military service. During basic training we learned the fundamentals of being a soldier; one of them was being on “guard duty” or “walking your post.”

Mary Baker Eddy wrote: “Stand porter at the door of thought. Admitting only such conclusions as you wish realized in bodily results, you will control yourself harmoniously” (Science and Health, p. 392).