The Human Vessel

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     It has always seemed odd to me how much we marvel about science. We as humans love to brag about our achievements, development, and futures. Yet rarely do we really appreciate the subtle marvels of our everyday surroundings. Like what?


     I won’t go into scripture about the human body, but it’s important to at least mention that almost all major beliefs (Islam, Christianity, Judaism, or even the much older Hinduism, Buddhism...etc) all marveled and respected the human vessel -body-. As ancient as it is, for it’s the only body we have ever known, we still do not fully understand it. Moreover, we still do not see the subtle, yet highly effective lessons it can teach us.


     The most obvious lesson to me, is how many dissimilar things come together to create one harmonious form -the body-. Bound by mutual needs such as blood, water, nutrition....etc, each of these unique dissimilar parts plays a role. One thinks, the other breaths, the other walks...etc. All of these parts are not equal, but they are all important for the body to function harmoniously. Now why don’t we tale this lesson and apply it to life.

"Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried." Winston Churchill

     In politics we can apply this lesson by realizing that not all parts of a community should vote. If we all listened to our hearts and minds rather than other organs we would all be much happier and harmonious.

“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” Plato

     In education we focus too much on the mind and not enough on the heart; We don’t educate people to understand that like the human body every family, town, city, and nation needs more than just a mind. By this I mean that we must learn to accept and appreciate all parts of society no matter how little. Unequal they may be, but they are as critical as any.



     I could go on and on, however, if this blog post gets any longer I will suffer the wrath of a very angry co-author. Therefore, I'll leave it as it is. I believe that God created us and gave us all the tools to be great. All we need to do is stop trying to reinvent everything he gave us and really look carefully at all He has provided. Nature has survived and thrived far longer than mankind, maybe we can learn a bit from that fact.