A Theory

While I stared into the sink this morning, it dawned onto me that there are some aspects of a person's life that are linked, and the balance of these aspects will ultimately have a resounding impact on the person's quality (or quantity too, if you may) of life.

The mind, body and soul. These three components form the 'circle of power' that is your life, one reigning in balance with the other in its rightful aspect of your life. Your body is a link to reality, your soul forms part of your subconsciousness while your mind bridges the two to facilitate a flow of energy that is life. Should one of these components be affected, it is only a matter of time that the others will experience a similar fate. Build up one aspect of your mind, body or soul, and I'm quite certain you'll soon see (and feel) the benefits the come to another. Damage or destroy you body through alcohol, and you'll soon suffer a similar slow-burning doom with your mind and soul. Should one aspect be damaged or suffer a handicap, the other faculties will be burdened with the additional responsibility of sustaining life.

Perhaps the most influential of the three would be your mind, because it bridges the other two aspects and thus holds the key to a separated or inegrated existence. Still, the three aspects will need to function in balance. So perhaps it really is 'all in the mind'. Through the mind, I have felt my body and soul. It was through the mind that I know my body and soul. Without it, I would have been no better than an animal, living life only to sustain my body and feed my soul.

But this is just a theory, a hocus-pocus that dawned on me while I was brushing my teeth and razor-scrapping my chin in the mirror. I'll be testing this theory though. Maybe it's true.


JKLM