One Man, One Mind, One Life to Save (Live?)

“What is man that thou art mindful of him?” This question from the Psalms always suggests some earnest searching. It is obvious that the mind and spirit of man are infinite, as we see what he can conceive: art, music, literature, science; and much, much more. It is obvious that man is the most marvelous mechanism on earth, his body, mind, spirit⎯his chemistry and composition, and all the physical and mental functions: the power to grow, to think, to feel.”

“Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?” was a question asked of Job. “Who hath given understanding to the heart?” Who has given the body wisdom to heal itself?

When we think of the power to reason, to learn, to decide, to remember the past, to project the future, we are awed by man, but more awed by his Maker. And we are sobered by this fact: This body, this mind, is the only one we shall have here. It has to last a lifetime. One cannot imagine a rational man deliberately abusing a precious machine. Yet how much more irrational it would be to abuse the body, to partake of anything that would interfere with its functioning, anything that is detrimental to it. What utter irreverent waste it would be to deface the body, or to mar or cloud the mind, or diminish co-ordination or consciousness, or make us less aware of actions that would injure us or others. Each person is all he has⎯one man, one mind, one life to live.

Time goes so swiftly, and eternity is so everlastingly long, and when one has been given life and mind and memory; talent, purpose, limitless possibilities and all this wondrous physical functioning, why would anyone be so shortsighted, so utterly, ungratefully self-destructive as ever to do anything which would lead to less than clean, clear thinking, clear conscience, wholesomeness, with peace and productive purpose⎯within the laws of health and happiness⎯the laws of Nature, the laws of the land. Without law there could be no life.