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Fulfilling a deeper need
The editorial on the facing page was, to me, a reminder that much of what’s harmful to the world doesn’t just come out of the blue. It’s directly related to the need for a stronger moral foundation. The editorial points to some key instances in which there’s been an admission of wrongdoing. Yet the connection between an unrighteous state of thought and a harmful outcome may not always be obvious—or even considered. The result is that nations, businesses, and individuals don’t always identify or face squarely the underlying cause of negative conditions.
A small childhood experience might help illustrate. When I was in junior high school, my grades took a tumble, and I just wasn’t seeing why. Then one day the obvious dawned on me: My studying was superficial at best. Laziness was a factor, but so was a kind of dishonesty. I felt that I could cut corners and still get positive results. I began studying faithfully, and things turned around nicely.

April 4, 2016 issue
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Letters
Bruce Armstrong, Sadie, Stillmeadowlark, LittleChild, Cheryl H. McAfee
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Break the grip of gambling
Dierdre Taylor
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The peace in knowing who we are
Priscilla Harper
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Truth—the remedy for error
Lynn G. Jackson
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Defeat drug addiction
John Kohler
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Healed by reading Science and Health
Elisabeth Groß
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Test-taking triumph
Ava Lesko
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Freed from carsickness
Barbara Warsinskey
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Symptoms of illness disappear
Emily Sander
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Injury healed and full hearing restored
Jan McCall
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‘The secret place of the most High’
Carol Dismore
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Coming clean on corruption’s links to pollution
The Monitor’s Editorial Board
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Fulfilling a deeper need
Stephen Carlson
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Judgments that heal
Barbara Vining