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Uncovering my true character
When I was growing up, I was a piano student and later a drama and singing student. As a young performer, I was also emotionally sensitive and would get caught up in the highs and lows of moods. For example, I’d sometimes quickly alternate between being happily excited and feeling depressed. This certainly gave credence to a stereotypical artist’s label of being “emotional.” At times I became so tied up in emotions that it was as if with each circumstance I faced, I was a different character. Though these feelings seemed sincere, they were confusing for me. I couldn’t be all these different characters at once, so which one was me? Was this a “personality crisis”?
Then began my first small steps of finding myself—my unique spiritual individuality. I found myself when I found God.
One day, I saw a poster advertising a Christian Science lecture in our city hall. I wanted to know more about God, so I attended. At the end, I was handed a bundle of free Christian Science literature as I left. One of the items was a copy of The Christian Science Journal, where I found the name and address of a Christian Science practitioner living near me. I contacted her, and, soon after, I enrolled in the Christian Science Sunday School, where I participated for two years in a high school class.
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About the author
Berenice Bolton lives in Gillitts, South Africa.
