The knowledge that the teachings and rules of Christian Science are applicable in business affairs is one of the great blessings this teaching brings to business men. Contrary to the belief held by some people that Christian Science is theoretical and visionary is the fact that it is entirely practical and usable by all. Our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in an enlightening paragraph under the marginal heading "Practical Science," writes on page 128 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures": "The term Science, properly understood, refers only to the laws of God and to His government of the universe, inclusive of man. From this it follows that business men and cultured scholars have found that Christian Science enhances their endurance and mental powers, enlarges their perception of character, gives them acuteness and comprehensiveness and an ability to exceed their ordinary capacity." She thus shows that the real needs of the one do not differ from the needs of the other, and the true ability of the one to understand and demonstrate Christian Science is not unlike that of the other.
Through further analysis of the statement, we find that one definition of the word "acute" is "penetrating, keen;—opposed to dull, obtuse, or stupid," and that among its synonyms are "perspicacious," "discriminating"; while "comprehensive" means "having the power to comprehend many things." It can readily be seen that these qualities of thought are vitally necessary not only to the business man and the cultured scholar, but also to others; and, according to the teachings of Christian Science, these qualities, which are already possessed by the real man, can be cultivated and manifested by each one to bring about efficiency and success in every right and good undertaking.
The cultured scholar, learning that Christian Science enhances his "endurance and mental power," will no longer accept the suggestion that this teaching is impractical; and the business man, likewise knowing this, becomes better balanced in his thinking and expresses loving consideration for his employees and others with whom he comes in contact. Both the business man and the cultured scholar will therefore have taken a step forward in realizing the truth that the real man is the image of God, and each can thus prove his own completeness and perfection as the child of God.
