THE LIFE WE SEEK

The Life We Seek ~ 459 ~ life, because he is seeking the highest goal there is, and that is God. When he believes in God, man has the best motivation for doing good, and a sound basis for a strong moral character. “A great moving force,” is what Sir William Osler called the force that comes from faith. So great it is, that it cannot be weighed on any apparatus or examined in any laboratory. A mind nourished by this force is a treasure-house of well-being and equilibrium, while ignorance of, or lack of access to this source of psychic strength can only lead to derangement. Psychologists have shown great intellectual prowess in investigating the cause of mental disease; but unfortunately for the afflicted millions, they have failed miserably in prescribing any cure. According to one Christian intellectual: “All that psychiatrists have done is show us, in minute detail, the ins and outs of the locks which close to us the gates of good health.” Modern society in its functioning is at cross purposes with itself. On the one hand, it does the maximum it can to provide man with the material comforts he requires in life. Yet, on the other hand, it has neglected man’s spiritual needs, with the