My Body
“You know that your bodies are parts of the body of Christ. Don’t you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God, he bought you for a price. So use your bodies for God’s glory.” (1 Corinthians 6, 15-18).
Our body has a unique value and dignity. Knowing the purpose and use of our body takes effort and Divine direction. Through which, we fathom a broader understanding beyond reason. Certain philosophical views may appear contradictory and paradoxical by the passage of history and time, but one thing remains true. For as Rene Descartes states: I think, therefore, I am (Cogito, ergo sum) only proved that by denial and doubting, man is thinking and existing. The real essence of man lies not between what separates the body and soul or of the soul to the body but as to how he becomes an instrument and reinforcement to concretize his actions in a wholly experience, be it outside or inside of his orb. His body participates in the world but cannot be reduced to it. His body is not only a sole possession but also an exercise of control and responsibility. Whatever he experiences either by virtue of himself or of the world is certainly dependent from his body’s condition.
We should never forget that through interrelationship with each other is his life made meaningful and significant. This intermediary allows him to find meaning through other’s life. By manifestations of his gestures and emotions is he able to embody what he feels inside. He is always involved in the many complex processes and struggles before him. In this regard, the persons around him shells out the “being” in him. If he gives love, they reciprocate love. Contextually, he brings about himself- his entire self and soul and to God from which he owes everything.
“You know that your bodies are parts of the body of Christ. Don’t you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God, he bought you for a price. So use your bodies for God’s glory.” (1 Corinthians 6, 15-18).
Our body has a unique value and dignity. Knowing the purpose and use of our body takes effort and Divine direction. Through which, we fathom a broader understanding beyond reason. Certain philosophical views may appear contradictory and paradoxical by the passage of history and time, but one thing remains true. For as Rene Descartes states: I think, therefore, I am (Cogito, ergo sum) only proved that by denial and doubting, man is thinking and existing. The real essence of man lies not between what separates the body and soul or of the soul to the body but as to how he becomes an instrument and reinforcement to concretize his actions in a wholly experience, be it outside or inside of his orb. His body participates in the world but cannot be reduced to it. His body is not only a sole possession but also an exercise of control and responsibility. Whatever he experiences either by virtue of himself or of the world is certainly dependent from his body’s condition.
We should never forget that through interrelationship with each other is his life made meaningful and significant. This intermediary allows him to find meaning through other’s life. By manifestations of his gestures and emotions is he able to embody what he feels inside. He is always involved in the many complex processes and struggles before him. In this regard, the persons around him shells out the “being” in him. If he gives love, they reciprocate love. Contextually, he brings about himself- his entire self and soul and to God from which he owes everything.
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