Article September 1, 1973 Issue

How Much Are We Accomplishing?

FLORENCE E. BERG

Many labor hard and long—making many sacrifices to reach various human goals (as distinguished from spiritual goals)—only to find that peace of mind and a deep sense of accomplishment still elude them.

Human activities can so claim one's time and attention that the doing of what counts most becomes relegated to the background or to a never-coming future. Should human demands and pleasures merit the greater proportion of thought and effort?

The world's concept of achievement needs an about-face. "With all thy getting get understanding," Prov. 4:7; the Bible urges. Lasting accomplishment is the development of spiritual understanding.

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