A SPIRITED DEDUCTION

who has the spirit to be kind ... that's not like asking who has the patience to be gentle or the courage to be wise ... the spirit isn't a virtue ... it's a person ... it isn't a mind or a body physical or mental ... it's a presence to them both ... or a corresponding absence ... as if the universe at creation were simply power through and through ... and then in a moment of self-reflection paused ... chaos gaining form ... galaxies stars and planets configured in thought to a decimal precision ... balanced to perfection ... geometry and time ... but no ... despite its beauty ... not alive ... vague gas less vague liquid finally something substantial call it solid ... the idea is taking form ... but still just an idea just a form ... not a breath in it ... the wind over the ocean or down a valley of stars ... but no breathing ... body and mind too static and inert ... neither nor together are they us ... we ... souls by inspiration ... life ... breath ... spirit