One Thursday evening while playing baseball, I was struck sharply by a ground ball. One of my teammates, who is an assistant trainer for a local school, suggested that I go to a hospital because my nose had been broken. Two or three others who had had similar experiences agreed.
As a student of Christian Science, I immediately took a mental stand against such a necessity and requested that I be taken home. During this time I experienced no pain but kept my good humor and continued to deny the reality of an accident, understanding that under God's control harmony reigns.
When I got home, I immediately phoned a practitioner for assistance. This individual pointed out that the Christian Science students' association of which I am a member was to meet the following Saturday. It was made clear that no acquiescence in error should be allowed to keep me from being present. I assured the practitioner that nothing would keep me home, but I did some specific prayerful work to support this resolve and to deny the reality of accidents. Mrs. Eddy tells us (Science and Health, p. 283), "Mind is the source of all movement, and there is no inertia to retard or check its perpetual and harmonious action." I reasoned that if Mind truly is the source of all movement and is harmonious, its ideas, of which I am one, could not possibly be impeded by a belief of accident.
