One of the early unfoldings that came to me in Christian Science was that the law of compensation,—equivalent for equivalent, absolutely just measurement, absolutely fair return,—was indeed that which should be found "changing chaos into order" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 151), and establishing in us a true sense of proportion; that it should lead us from the lower to the higher, the smaller to the greater, till we found the sum of all material equations.
There are none of us perhaps who have not felt the annoyance, the perplexity of trying to deal with our fellowmen on business questions, so few seemed to have an educated sense of justice. Some were visionary; some careless and negligent; some entirely dependent; some ungrateful: some dishonest. Look back on your past experiences and see how many were direct, just, clear-singhted, true. The over-filled court dockets on matters of minutia as well as mammoth deals give you the reply.
And for just such things we all need help, we need understanding. I need to-day to know how to be just in the exchange of some business property. I need the understanding which will show me what is right to all those engaged in my household affairs; I am in danger of being unjust to some one in my employ; I have found out many times and sadly that I had been. I perhaps shall need the wisdom to discern hypocrisy or dishonesty. Nothing has ever given to the world so clear a thought on leaving persons out of the question and judging of conditions and circumstances alone as Christian Science.
