Sometimes The Age Of The Body Without Belies The Youth Of The Soul Within!
We are so obsessed with the body! We spend multiple millions (and perhaps billions) of dollars every year on the carrying case for who we really are! We have a love affair with the facade! We worship the chassis! We wash it and feed it and nurture it and adorn it with all manner of products designed to enhance the outside! We pump it, push it plump it and prod it! We feed it, flaunt it and fill it! We squeeze it, sleep it and shop for it! We even operate on it when we don’t really need to! In all fairness, not all of us do; however, there are some who fail to care for the body but even then, those folks find ways to venerate it.
As much money and time as we spend on the body, it ages. As the years go by, our bodies rack up the miles like cars do the more they are driven. The wear and tear ages even the most pampered frame.
Wouldn’t be cool if we spent more time caring for the soul? You see, the soul is timeless. It never ages. It often withers away and dries up some due to lack of attention but it never goes away. The youth of the soul is eternal. When we focus most of our attention on the body – the body that ages – we leave little to nourish the soul. Caring for the Soul feeds its eternal youth!
Think about it! When our bodies succumb to the wear and tear of living, our Souls continue to flourish . . . as long as we honor the Youth! It’s all a matter of focus!
Peace!
Mark E. Hundley
