One of the mental states an individual must guard against most is staleness —a lack of freshness in his point of view, a lack of interest in his work, in his activity, and, most especially, in developing his understanding of God. Staleness implies that there is a lack, something missing from one's attitude or something lacking in one's outlook.
One may say, "There is such a lack of variety in my work; it is so monotonous." Perhaps that one should humbly ask himself this question: "Which is it that lacks variety, my work or my point of view about my work?" If the individual is earnestly seeking an answer, and is honest with himself, the answer would be, "My point of view," or "My attitude toward my work." This staleness in one's point of view, this lack of freshness toward one's work, can be remedied through the application of the truths of Christian Science if one will pause to listen for the still small voice of inspiration and guidance.
First, let one ask himself, "Am I believing that God is All and is infinite?" If so, does not this infinitude of God include all good, infinite good, hence infinite variety? The Bible assures one of the infinite variety of God's goodness in this passage from the eighteenth Psalm: "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." Among the foregoing we find God's omnipotence, His omnipresence, His loving care, His support, and His government of the universe, including man. Since God must include and express infinite variety, His idea, man, must reflect that infinite variety.
