The spirit flies free, and takes many shapes easily, but its destiny is to find a home. The soul is rooted deep into the earth, but it must travel and undergo change in order to become what it is. These two dynamics weave around each other and create the shape, color and music of a life.
The spirit does not take much notice of pain. The soul finds pain to be a directional beacon, a guide. The spirit must learn the nature of pain, and must learn to relieve the pain of others in order to find its own true limits. The soul must learn to forgo pain, to find its way without seeking pain as a proof of its existence.
The spirit wants to play with the angels and it must learn to serve the prisoners of the earth. The soul listens in the darkness and must learn to sing in the light.
No one can kill their spirit or ignore their own soul. Great discontent, great longing and tragic grief rip a person from their moment, but cannot tear them from the warp and weft of destiny: soul and spirit.
It doesn't help to know this. It does help to know you are not alone in your journey, and you will not be alone when you find your home.
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