Of Life and Consciousness

Is it possible to distinguish the physiological from the soul? What happens when you die? What is death - does it transcend life? Questions that need answers.

Where do we draw the line between life and death? We know everything is not as clear as it seems. What if someone is brain-dead? Is the person dead? Does living equate existence? Just because we live, does it mean we exist? We are constantly in search of the proof we need to know we are alive. We love, we care, we cry, we moan, we bleed just to know we're alive.

Existence is something more than living, it is the acknowledgement of living. Take the same basic philosopher's question again: if a tree falls in the woods but no one hears it, does it make a sound? We all know the sound happened, or do we? Existence is about making an impact and a difference; it's about knowing you will be remembered and your presence acknowledged when you move on. And no, it's definitely not being an attention seeking freak so every knows you exist, rather, they'd be wishing you were dead.

Do we believe in the soul - the very spark of life? Can one distinguish it from the lifeforce we possess? Where does the soul go when we die? If life is to body, then consciousness is to the soul. We live, because we know we are living. We know it is true because we experience it, and go through it. We feel the hurts and the joy, thus we are aware of our emotions. Does the lack of life imply a subsequent lack of consciousness? No one knows...

To answer this, one must first pass on. But from thereon, there is no turning back.