During the decade of the 1930's, although I was employed most of the time, my income was not a steady one.
One day a woman had the courage to stand up to me and say, "Maybe what you need is to love more." At the moment that appeared a ridiculous statement; it seemed to me that my need was for long, green bills to line my billfold. This woman was a Christian Science practitioner and teacher, and somehow I sensed that there was a meaning in her words which was not then apparent to me so I proceeded to a nearby Christian Science Reading Room to think over what she had said.
From the list of those who at that time seemed to be personal enemies, I selected the individual who had done me the worst injustice and asked myself, "Why should I love that man?" It finally occurred to me that because of his abuse I had turned to God and had made a thorough study of Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy. Then I realized that that man had accomplished for me what my friends had failed to do for me and that he was therefore not an enemy but my friend. And if he was my friend, then I did not have a single enemy in the whole!
