On one of the programs in the series, "How Christian Science Heals," a woman said in effect that after she had read Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, it seemed as if a veil had been drawn aside from her thought. The Bible often refers to the veil. For instance, the prophet Isaiah assured the people that God would "destroy ... the vail that is spread over all nations" (Isa. 25:7).
What is this "vail that is spread over all nations," this apparently mysterious something that would hide from one health and happiness and deprive him of the freedom and dominion which are his birthright as the son of God? Is not this veil matter's claim to reality?
Today's restless world of revolutionizing inventions, bringing new hopes and new fears, has not succeeded in destroying the veil. Thinkers have not been able to explain its nature. Yet among twentieth century writers, at least one has come close to the root of the problem, though he failed to understand how to solve it. The problems involved in his writings are moral and spiritual, and one of the crucial questions he asks himself is this: How is it possible to know the will of the heavenly powers and act in accordance with this will? He reaches the startling conclusion that it is he who keeps himself from finding the true values he has so desperately been searching for.
