LIFE AFTER DEATH

man, know theyself! ~ 22 ~ What we fail to appreciate is that the word ‘man’ refers not to any such bodily form, but rather to the soul, which inhabits the body. As far as the physical frame is concerned, we know that it is made up of tiny units called living cells. The position of the cells in our bodies is like that of the bricks in a building. The bricks (or cells) of our bodies are continuously being destroyed in the course of our daily lives and we compensate for this loss by taking in food. This food, once digested, produces a variety of different types of cells, which make up for any physical deficiency. The human body is thus undergoing a constant process of erosion and change. Old cells are destroyed and new ones take their place. This process continues daily, until finally, a total renewal of the body is complete, usually within a ten-year period. To put it in another way, nothing whatsoever now remains of the body you possessed ten years ago. Your present physique is an entirely new one. If all the parts of your body, which were discarded over the last ten years, were to be gathered together again, another human being exactly resembling yourself could be put together. If you are a hundred years old, then ten “you’s “ could be formed. But even if they looked exactly