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At best he's a metaphor for our noblest dreams and aspirations to transcend the human condition, maybe. Needlessly complex and not really helpful as an explanation for the human condition IMO. But maybe he provides a way to not look directly at the reality of what it is to be human, and some need this.
The problem is that so many take him as way more than a metaphor. It's one thing to deliberately run with a metaphor, knowing that's what you're doing, and another thing to start actually believing it.
At best he's a metaphor for our noblest dreams and aspirations to transcend the human condition, maybe. Needlessly complex and not really helpful as an explanation for the human condition IMO. But maybe he provides a way to not look directly at the reality of what it is to be human, and some need this.
The problem is that so many take him as way more than a metaphor. It's one thing to deliberately run with a metaphor, knowing that's what you're doing, and another thing to start actually believing it.
A way to not look directly at the reality of what it is to be human...
A very interesting and likely truth I am quite sure lots of people would prefer not to even consider. There is also no doubt people are able to create all manner of alternative "realities" for purposes of dealing with the human condition and/or life's challenges. We're all quite "innovative" in this respect.
"Feeding" the soul sounds bizarre to me. It's sufficient on it's own - as a God-created entity - and doesn't need any feeding or helping. What matters most is noticing it and recognizing its existence, which is something many miss.
"Feeding" the soul sounds bizarre to me. It's sufficient on it's own - as a God-created entity - and doesn't need any feeding or helping. What matters most is noticing it and recognizing its existence, which is something many miss.
"Feeding" the soul sounds bizarre to me. It's sufficient on it's own - as a God-created entity - and doesn't need any feeding or helping. What matters most is noticing it and recognizing its existence, which is something many miss.
feed as in "nourish" or provide attention and nourishment.
in the same way we pay attention to our physical body, for physical health; exercise our intellect for intellectual activity; learn the language of emotions for our emotional health; so too we as you say above notice and recognize and give attention to our soul for our spiritual health.
yes the soul is perfect. but our daily life health peace and well-being all benefit when we nourish and pay attention to our soul.
At best he's a metaphor for our noblest dreams and aspirations to transcend the human condition, maybe. Needlessly complex and not really helpful as an explanation for the human condition IMO. But maybe he provides a way to not look directly at the reality of what it is to be human, and some need this.
The problem is that so many take him as way more than a metaphor. It's one thing to deliberately run with a metaphor, knowing that's what you're doing, and another thing to start actually believing it.
I'm using God as a metaphor for the divine couple or Adam and Eve. God is complete. Male/female parts of the psyche united as one. Whatever that means. Still working on it.
A way to not look directly at the reality of what it is to be human...
A very interesting and likely truth I am quite sure lots of people would prefer not to even consider. There is also no doubt people are able to create all manner of alternative "realities" for purposes of dealing with the human condition and/or life's challenges. We're all quite "innovative" in this respect.
I forget who it was that said that when humans gained self-awareness it was almost more than they could bear. The irony is that when you really just look at it, it's not scary. It really is one of those deals like where FDR said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. We are taught that death isn't part of life, but something to be denied or fought off to the bitter end at any cost. That it is intolerable to contemplate that we might not be immortal. None of these things are actually true. People have just been taught that it's unthinkable and intolerable when it actually is something you can pretty readily make peace with.
................ Also got to thinking about what I would call that thing often referred to as the soul, and how to "feed" it.......................
"It's how we were created. We need food, we need shelter, we need clothing, and we also have to feed our souls in some way," she continues. "And so I think there's this challenge of, OK, we've been doing it like this for so long, and it's just not working for people in a way that meets them in a holistic way.".............
As Deuteronomy 12:20 says 'your soul craves to eat meat'. So, our soul/person can eat meat whenever desired.
Adam was a living soul - Genesis 2:7 - at death sinner Adam became a dead soul - Gen. 3:19; Ezekiel 18:4,20
As with Adam being a soul blood travels through our veins - Jeremiah 2:34
One's soul can be sleepless.... Psalm 119:28
We can loose our soul (our life) according to Jesus at Matthew 16:26
Loose one's soul as in one's soul being destroyed according to Acts 3:23
But, it would be good to save one's soul from death - James 5:20; Leviticus 23:30
If the soul was immortal/ death proof it would not need any saving.
"Feeding" the soul sounds bizarre to me...............
Only bizarre if the soul was Not the person himself.
One's soul can eat meat according to Deuteronomy 12:20.
Adam was a living soul - Gen. 2:7 - and at death sinner Adam became a dead soul - Gen. 3:19
Adam went from non-life, to life, and returned back to non-life.
Adam simply ' returned ' to where he started - the dust of the Earth.
A person can Not return to a place he never was before.
........yes the soul is perfect. but our daily life health peace and well-being all benefit when we nourish and pay attention to our soul.
I can agree that Adam was created as a perfect human soul - Genesis 2:7
Adam should have paid attention to nourish and pay attention to his soul.( physically and spiritually)
Because at death sinner Adam became a dead soul, a lifeless soul - Gen. 3:19
This is why I find the Bible says the dead know nothing - Ecclesiastes 9:5; Isaiah 38:18; Psalm 115:17; John 11:11-14
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