Mirth as Inner Provision

Neville's Inner Vision

Under the sun points to your ordinary state of consciousness. The author is telling you that mirth is the natural fruit of life when you acknowledge the I AM behind every act. The God who gives your days is the awareness that animates you, not an external ruler. When you imagine eating, drinking, and being merry, you are not chasing pleasure; you are tuning your mind to the state that makes pleasure inevitable. In Neville’s terms, imagination is the creative power within, and your present awareness is the field in which miracles germinate. To consider mirth as the best thing is to recognize that your labor is not opposed to joy but the very vehicle by which joy is established in your experience. The more consistently you dwell in the feeling of the fulfilled state, the more your days will reflect that joy. So, God’s gift is simply your capacity to be aware of yourself as already blessed, and to let that awareness color every meal, drink, and moment under the sun.