The vast and ever-expanding network of world-wide communication places upon the individual the responsibility of determining the accuracy of information before he accepts it as true. In an era when publication of false and misleading propaganda is a common occurrence, it becomes even more imperative to learn how to distinguish the true from the false.

A prevalent misconception which is constantly being imparted to mankind by one means or another is the theory that unless the physical senses are indulged, the result will be frustration and an empty human experience. Here is information which we all must scrutinize carefully to ascertain if it is reliable or not. If it is correct, we wish to know it. If it is incorrect, we wish to replace this misinformation with the truth.

One of the best ways to check on the reliability of information is to trace it to its source. In this connection we find the source of the proposal that we indulge the physical senses allegorically set forth in the third chapter of Genesis, where Eve is being tempted by the serpent. After a brief discussion with her about eating of "the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden" the serpent concludes its argument thus: "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

Accepting the serpent's word as true, Eve partook of the forbidden fruit, and her eyes were opened to the claims of physical sense. The immediate effect was shame, fear, and the realization that she had been misinformed or beguiled by the serpent. Sorrow rapidly followed thereafter.

From this account in Genesis it is apparent that the serpent's information was unreliable and that acceptance of it as true brought into Eve's experience the very effects which we would all like to prevent in our lives. How, then, are we to find satisfaction and a happy, rewarding experience?

Mary Baker Eddy, in "A Colloquy" beginning on page 21 of "Unity of Good," reveals the way to find a complete sense of well-being. In this discourse, wherein good and evil are depicted talking together, evil advances the argument that eating of "every tree of the garden" is necessary. The reply of good repudiates this argument: "The Lord is God. With Him is no consciousness of evil, because there is nothing beside Him or outside of Him. Individual consciousness in man is inseparable from good."

This information, that all which really exists is good, can also be traced back to its source. In this instance we find that the original report stated (Gen. 1:31): "God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." Accepting this account as true, we can readily recognize and demonstrate man's God-given ability to express and experience only goodness, which is wholly devoid of the degenerative aftereffects of the serpent's beguilements—fear, shame, and sorrow.

A pupil in a Christian Science Sunday School was employed by a large firm. At the holiday season a party was always held where serving intoxicating liquor was the custom. Having been frequently informed that if a person did not indulge in drinking he could not get anywhere in the business world, the Christian Scientist was troubled when the holidays approached as to what her fellow employees would think of her and of how her advancement with the firm might be affected if she did not drink. But turning wholeheartedly to God in prayer to know how to act wisely and lovingly, she was able to reject the temptation to be afraid and went to the party assured of the triumphant nature of good. She was able to join in the festivities and depart in peace without any thought of the necessity for taking an alcoholic drink.

Abiding in the consciousness of the power and allness of good, the Sunday School pupil found that her progress and success were assured. Her advancement was steady, and in a few years she was promoted to a responsible position where she could be of valuable service to the entire company. A sense of mutual trust and affection between her and her fellow employees was never lacking.

Would you find a happy, rich, and satisfying experience? Then go to the source of all true information; be informed of the allness of God, good, and you will find that, as the Psalmist assures us (Ps. 84: 11), "The Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly."