Because man is the joyous reflection or activity of God, divine Mind, man's real existence is beautiful and satisfying. To see this is vital to our health and well-being.
If, on the other hand, our existence seems aimless and insipid, then we should take this as a warning and vigorously reject the negativity before it can disturb the harmony of our bodies and experience. We should rise into a sense of spiritual reality as fast as we can. Christian Science proves the human body to be the externalized expression of the human mind and stresses the importance of correcting mental darkness with Truth before it can take form in sickness.
There is more to human life than a parade of miscellaneous events leading nowhere in particular. We must learn to see our present experience as a valuable school in which we grow in the understanding of man's real identity expressing the eternal freshness and vitality of God, infinite divine Life. Mrs. Eddy writes, "When we learn the way in Christian Science and recognize man's spiritual being, we shall behold and understand God's creation,— all the glories of earth and heaven and man." Science and Health, p. 264;
