GOD is All. He includes and maintains all individuality. These and other simple yet profound statements of basic truth were thoughtfully repeated many times by a student of Christian Science as he stood overlooking a blue, wind-swept mountain lake. He had recently lost a loved one and was seeking to lift his consciousness above the sense of separation into the peace and joy which come through an awareness of the all-inclusiveness of God and the indestructibility of man.
He breathed deeply of the pure mountain air and observed the colorful beauty of the pine-covered mountains, the blue sky with its billowy white clouds, and the white sails gliding over the lake. With the realization that this synthesis of beauty symbolized the all-inclusive oneness of God, who embraces within Himself infinite, diversified individuality, the loneliness of separation vanished.
As he meditated upon this symbol of oneness, the student's attention was drawn to the sparkling surface of the lake. Each sparkle was a reflection of the sun. There were myriads of individualized reflections, but there was only one sun. Actually, then, the sun constituted the individuality of each and every reflection upon the rippled surface of the lake. Without the sun, they would have no existence or identity.
