"This is the way to do it!"
"But my way is better!" What is the argument about? A business partnership? Disciplining the children? Decorating the church? Deciding a political issue? Many a crisis in human relations can be whittled down to no more than this basic claim: "My way is the only way."
The longing to be honored and given credit for what one does, the desire for power over others, the determination to resist any new knowledge—all these emotions often pretend to be virtues. And often this clash of human convictions seems to turn within and torture the physical body, causing illness and pain.
Human will is the great enemy of human progress. In family life, business, politics, and world affairs, conflicting desires and demands may lead to tensions, crises, and, if nations are concerned, to war. In Christian Science practice, on the other hand, disease and pain have been overcome time and time again in proportion to the overcoming of human will. When the seeker for healing finally yields every trace of personal planning to the benevolent guidance of God, healing begins.
