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The Sum of These Parts
Do we carry a soul on this journey through life or
does human consciousness trick us into thinking
we’re more than we are?
Maybe “the soul” evolved as a strategy of self-preservation?
The humans who believed in the immortality of the soul
lived more carefully, or not.
I think the soul is a mental fabrication.
We’re only the sum of these physical parts,
beautiful though they are.
That the sum of these physical parts evolved to the
point of having conscious thought is a miracle and
something to be thankful for, or not.
Knowing these physical parts that tremble with ecstasy
will remember this night until my death is a wonderful gift
with a pinch of immortality thrown in for good measure.
Oh, how rich and tasty is this life!
does human consciousness trick us into thinking
we’re more than we are?
Maybe “the soul” evolved as a strategy of self-preservation?
The humans who believed in the immortality of the soul
lived more carefully, or not.
I think the soul is a mental fabrication.
We’re only the sum of these physical parts,
beautiful though they are.
That the sum of these physical parts evolved to the
point of having conscious thought is a miracle and
something to be thankful for, or not.
Knowing these physical parts that tremble with ecstasy
will remember this night until my death is a wonderful gift
with a pinch of immortality thrown in for good measure.
Oh, how rich and tasty is this life!
Published 26th Feb 2023
Author's Note
Based on a diary entry a few days after making love to a wonderful man.
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26th Feb 2023 5:40pm
I salute you for having the courage to take that particular philosophical position on the topic of soul definition.
Most folks couldn't define what a soul is if their lives depended on it.
Which is ironically hilarious.
Great write up!
Most folks couldn't define what a soul is if their lives depended on it.
Which is ironically hilarious.
Great write up!
26th Feb 2023 6:24pm
Your poem ponders this question beautifully.
I believe in the spirit of my faith that the body is something we have for a relatively few years but the soul is what goes on. I don't see the body as "all there is" but "all that could die". I could agree though with your second verse, because in earlier centuries life expectancy was short, or as others may put it "life was cheap and death easier to come by"..
Maybe “the soul” evolved as a strategy of self-preservation?
The humans who believed in the immortality of the soul
lived more carefully, or not.
I believe in the spirit of my faith that the body is something we have for a relatively few years but the soul is what goes on. I don't see the body as "all there is" but "all that could die". I could agree though with your second verse, because in earlier centuries life expectancy was short, or as others may put it "life was cheap and death easier to come by"..
Maybe “the soul” evolved as a strategy of self-preservation?
The humans who believed in the immortality of the soul
lived more carefully, or not.
27th Feb 2023 1:26am
I would like to go out with my boots on. Very hot passionate love. Keep on writing.
27th Feb 2023 2:35am
"Analyzation that leads us to paralyzation" does no one any good. Nice reminder to being receptive to what comes our way via senses.
