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The Nation is Secure.As man is free, so the nation is secure. This is a statement of Science, not wishful thinking. The inverse also applies. Wherever the reality of man's underlying freedom has not been recognized, no one is secure. Because man is free, it can be said that the nation is secure, for man and the nation are one. This is a fundamental aspect of reality that needs to be more fully acknowledged and translated into public policy with the appropriate commitment. Without the individual citizen acknowledging man's nature as being free, and acting upon that acknowledgement, the social organization of society operates not as a nation, but operates along the lines of an oligarchic system based on some sort of tyranny, feudalism, colonialism, being always rich in political oppression and international dictatorship. History provides many examples of the acknowledgement of man's freedom, were these were reversed. History also presents countless cases in which the well-being of society has been lost sight of. This is when mankind has lost sight of its inherent freedom, and its responsibility to maintain this freedom, and to exercise it. Thus, it is important to be fully aware of the twin scientific facts that, because man is free, the nation is secure. The acknowledgment of scientific facts is important, because, when they are made the foundation for living, the realized effect raises the physical platform for living to new and higher levels of civilization. Civilization is a metaphysical phenomenon. It is the phenomenon of a people recognizing themselves as being free, - free from slavery, free to develop the human potential, free from limitation by means of scientific and technological progress, free from being looted by would-be masters, free to know God and themselves in the image of God. The forth part of Mary Baker Eddy's lifework is neither a science nor a church. It is the creation of a newspaper. She had made great efforts to establish it. In fact, she made great personal sacrifices for it. It's obvious purpose in context with her scientific development structure was never openly stated, as the structure itself had not been known to exist. In this context it stands as an invitation to bring Science and humanity together in all the fullness of their vast dimension, for the two cannot exist in isolation. Science must have its reflection in universal humanity manifest in advancing stages of civilization. Apart from this context it has no value. Mary Baker Eddy's paper was established as the pinnacle of her work, not as something to dress it up. It was established more than forty years after her initial discovery of the Science of Christ healing. The monumental effort that she undertook, at the age of 87 when most people had long slipped into retirement, was evidently not launched for shallow reasons. Her initial discovery of the Science of Christ healing that had resulted from a momentous healing of her own, had changed the accepted identity of man in a similar fashion as Eratosthenes had changed the accepted perception of the shape of the earth with his discoveries in the 3rd. century BC.. Mary Baker Eddy's own momentous healing had prompted her to search for the underlying science of it. She was convinced that it is possible to understand the principles by which the healing that she had experienced had come about. She had reasoned that if the science thereof could be understood, it would open up great freedoms for mankind, and would certainly enable mankind to repeat the wonders that Christ Jesus had demonstrated 20 centuries in the past. Her astonishing success in this pursuit gave rise to a period that resounded with such healing. This early period was filled with no small efforts by herself in teaching the discovered science to others who were thereby able heal both themselves, and patients of their own, on a broad commercial basis. || - page index - || - chapter index - || - Exit - ||
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