The Key West citizen., 1952-06-14
Highways To The Most High
World Troubles
May Be Traced
To ssSoul-Sickness''
BY STEPHEN J. CONSTANT

BY STEPHEN J. CONSTANT
iNoss by Bill Glib, church edi-
cor: Stephen J. Constant is fhe
nen-nsn1e OF q well-known local
psYson VINO Is deeply interest
Cd In fhs metaphysical aspects Of
life. He 10 member Of the lay
mans Movement for Christian
World, and HE author Of several
nsfionaIIy published articles. His
eeseuphts on "Soul-sickness" are
here presented for fhe first time.
The reader Is privileged TO ac-
espf or reject them as he may
ehooss.l
The rational intellectual, the a.
theist and the agnostic have a
rough time Of it. Not, as the re-
ligious claim, because they are
drowning in a sea of materialism,
nor because they deny themselves
access to the Undeniable. but rath-
or because of some un-nameable
part Of the psyche that cries out
for recognition, for Identification
with its real self, by whatever
name we wish to call that self.
There is no precise term in our
Language for that part of the psy-
enc we refer to. It has been given
many names and as its real ma
ture Is spiritual perhaps we may
best understand it If we here call
1t the soul.
Some time during the life of
everyone who has ever lived, a
spark of the Divine touches this
universal soul essence within us
through the heart, the mind or
both. Il may come early in life,
in our middle years or in the twi-
light Of our brief journey here on
the earth plane, but come 1t must.
And when it does. the Soul resident
within us wakens. even II but for a
moment, and man looks about him
with awe, and new wonder,
and the eternal cry is born anew
within him.
This Is the nature of the cry: why
was ! born2 What am ! doing here?
Where am going, and what Is my
final end?
When, during the play Of the cos
mic drama as seen on earth. for
ces are unleashed which threaten
Mans destiny, fear stalks abroad
upon the face Of the land. Materia-
lism, and all that it connotes. pro-
duces these malignant forces. Dur
ing such periods, and we are now
In the midst OF one of them, the
cry Of the Soul becomes a con-
flagration, sweeping through the
hearts and minds of millions. II
first becomes endemic, then world
wide. touching all men regardless
of rank or belief. II becomes dan
ger signal heralding a diseased
disease so deadly 1t has destroyed
every civilization that preceded us.
1t too. has been given many names.
It's correct title is '.Soul-sickness. .
The intellectual, the atheist, the
agnostic, do indeed have a rough
time of IL. | know. for have been
all three. Granted that these words
may touch a responsive chord,
granted that any man is capable
of recognizing the universal aspect
of the current world plague, and
that 1t must necessarily touch him
also, Is there any solution 20 the
thing for those who want no part
OF religion and all that is associat-
cd with the word? The question
has been asked millions of times.
The answer has never varied. /.
There Is an old Hindu saying. I.
s'When the student is ready, the
Teacher viii appear" One who
was ready sat at the feet of Mas.
ter. On his face was a look of re-
weren't admiration. % Holy One, :"
he said. Give me of your wis.
dom.
The Master smiled down at the
earnest young face. Wisdom, no
lessl
He placed his hand gently on the
yccng shoulder and said. mo man
can give you Of his wisdom. No
one can say TO you, place your
feet upon my path and l will lead
you 10 wisdom, for wisdom comes
only from within. You can be
shown the highways that lead 10
Wisdom, but you must choose for
yourself. II you stay on a parti-
cnlar path long enough, one day
you viii reach a point--a plateau.
actually from which you can look
down and see that all other paths
are moving upward. Some are tor.
tuous. twisting and turning back
upon themselves. others reasonably
straight, but all lead 10 the same
Eminenee, to That which man calls
God. The Eminenee is in the
heights within yourself. There you
win find God and there you win
obtain Wisdom"
II has been ever thus.
Every Sake, every great soul,
every seer ever to walk the face
of the earth has made the same