It is important for the young Christian Scientist to watch carefully his attitude toward his fellow man. Those of us who have been serving in the armed forces the last two or three years have learned many valuable lessons about how to get along with people. It is a particularly "close" kind of life that the person in the service has to lead, with little opportunity for quiet study and reflection. His freedom of thought and the happiness of his experience depend largely upon his ability to maintain an even, uncritical concept of his brother.
A friend of mine, a Christian Scientist, was having a difficult time making his adjustment to Army life. In addition, he was greatly disturbed at the appearance of evil which confronted him on all sides. He found himself left out of the after-duty activities of his fellow soldiers, and it was evident that he was not liked by them.
Realizing that he himself was contributing to the inharmonious picture by his judgment and criticism of his companions, he began to discard the ugly pictures the human mind was presenting and to bear witness to Truth by seeing the activity of God. good, instead of that of mistaken, sinful mortals. He further saw that his position as a Christian Scientist should always be one of helpfulness and support.
