I remember an instance some years ago when a biography of Mrs. Eddy that was quite critical had been published in a newspaper. I was a young student of Christian Science and loved Mrs. Eddy dearly.
My mother-in-law knew very little about Mrs. Eddy, but she knew that I was studying Christian Science and quite enthusiastic about it. She noted the critical articles in the paper and saved them to give to me. I read them and told her that they were untrue. But I found myself irritated and resentful toward the author, publishers, and others involved. During our visit my resentment mounted until I seemed quite ill.
When I returned home, I saw clearly that resenting the author's ignorance was just joining with that error and making a reality of it. Whereas realizing that ignorance or malice could actually have no truth or reality would disavow the error and deny it place or power. Mrs. Eddy didn't need me to resent these errors—and certainly neither the publisher nor my mother-in-law needed me to so react through resentment.
