Do you ever look at yourself in the mirror and wonder what you're made of? We are all made up of 2 things- body and soul. But why do we take so much care of our bodies and not our souls? We feed our body 3-5 times a day, do painful workouts so our bodies look good and eat healthy food to keep our bodies in good shape. We live this eternal quest of attaining and maintaining the perfect body, as though it is the only way to feel full and complete.
If you have any sort of religious or spiritual beliefs, then you know that your body is gone when you die, but the soul lives on forever. So isn't it ironic that we take so much care of what is temporary and perishable, yet we continue to neglect the only immortal part of us? The older we get, the more our body gives up on us. But everyday, we are finding more and more ways to try to preserve those bodies for as long as we can. Botox and lipo, anyone?
So why is it that we don't feed our souls? Is it because it's harder to do? Or is because we don't even know what to feed it? I guess it's easier to pay $5.99 at McDonald's than ponder on the meaning and purpose of life.
I've never red the book Chicken Soup for the Soul and I don't know what it's about. One thing is for sure, though. It will take a hell of a lot more than chicken soup to feed my soul.
Actually, as I understand, we are made of 5 things;
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The Body is a marvelous machine composing all the natural earth components that embeds all the other 4 components and is 100% operated by the mind.
The Spirit is "life" and we know so little about it. This mysterious "thing" that is blown in us to start living, and withdrawn from us to die.
The heart is where the good in us lies.
The soul is where the basic instincts in us lies.
The Mind has two functions, first to operate the body, second to take take decisions based on what is send from the heart and soul.
Wael
That's very insightful, dad. Thanks for sharing.
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