On Being Human

Human nature and the roles we are to play can be a complex thing. We have been created as mediators between this physical realm and the spiritual- one foot in each. Balancing the two is so challenging. Allowing our spiritual to influence our physical is hard enough on it’s own account let alone uniting the two in the opposite direction. With this in mind, it seems so unnatural to die; To separate our physical bodies from our spiritual souls. I’m not trying to suggest a Platonic separation- really I have no idea/clue as to what really happens when we die- I do believe though, that death does separate us in an unnatural way. Product of the fall, we have overtime come to see death as a natural thing. We even go as far as saying that to live forever would be unnatural. The fountain of youth stories- eg. Tuck Everlasting- always conclude that to desire to live forever is a fallacy, a fantasy that if achieved would be unsatisfactory and unnatural. What these stories so often forget/neglect is the spiritual side to things. Why is life so connected to the physical? Oh- but we often say “The spirit lives on.” “Their soul has gone to a better place.” Is it natural for a soul to be without a body? We were created united with our souls. Why would it be natural for us to be separated in the end? Was Christ separated from his body in the end? This leads me to consider a holistic means of living; Attending to both my physical self/surroundings and my spiritual self/surroundings. The two are united in a way that I have not yet fully explored.