During college I was advised by an eye doctor that I needed glasses. On my way home from this appointment I gave the situation some thought. As a Christian Scientist, I knew that physical problems come from a mistaken concept of God and His idea, man. I could accommodate the condition with glasses, but I knew that only Christian Science could correct my mistaken concept.
I had been looking for ways to help my community through social work. I was impressed with the love and unselfishness expressed by those in this type of work. But my own desire to help mankind in this way came from a false picture of my fellow beings as hopelessly underprivileged. I was not seeing them in their true light as God's perfect ideas. One result, I felt, was blurred vision.
On page 586 of Science and Health Mrs. Eddy defines "eyes" as "spiritual discernment,—not material but mental." I began to use spiritual discernment in viewing those around me, and to see more evidence of God's caring for His creation. As a Christian Scientist, I saw that I could help find solutions that really worked. And the truths of divine Science weren't limited in application to only one segment of society considered economically deprived; they were for everyone. The headaches I'd been having stopped right away; I never got glasses. Since then I have had several eye examinations for driver's license renewal, and my vision has been fine.
