Perhaps no one subject presents so much interest to mankind as that of everlasting life, and many people would agree with Paul in his declaration, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."
Enjoyment of the good that comes to a mortal appears commensurate with his belief in its continuance. As his years of childhood pass and he obtains his maturity, he becomes conscious that all about him are evidences of the ephemeral nature of earthly things. Learning through experience that permanent peace and happiness are not gained through aught that the material world has to offer, he is apt to look about for other ways and means of obtaining and retaining these much-prized possessions.
Fortunate indeed is the man who, having arrived at the point where he comprehends that the course he has been pursuing has brought him no true gratification, also awakens to the realization that through gaining an understanding of God and His spiritual creation he finds a satisfactory solution to his human problems. This gives him a proportionate sense of contentment that inevitably improves his entire outlook on what he terms his own life. Through the lens of Truth it is possible for him to discern the fact that the only living and true God is Life, and, further, that the real man as the manifestation of Life exists at the standpoint of perfection. Actually, he can no more experience death, or even a momentary suspension of Life, than can his divine Principle.
