Soul

Aug 16, 2007

Soul

In my previous blog entry about our anniversary I made a comment about a conversation with my dad & how he said he didn’t believe he had a soul. He was sort of upset that I’d said that, because he thought it made him sound like a bad person. If you know my dad at all, you know he is about the nicest, most non-judgmental and loving person in the world. But he did make the comment and it was maybe a good thing that I commented on it because it stimulated a good deal of conversation about souls, spirituality, death. They were good conversations and it was interesting to discuss our beliefs and feelings.

It turns out that my dad didn’t have the same definition of a soul as I did. He said if your soul is about love and caring and spirit, then he believes he does have that. He just meant that he didn’t think he’d be haunting us like a ghost after he dies. He is very scientific, so for him the body will be gone, so he feels that he will be gone. I shared with him my belief that our soul or spirit remains in the people we’ve loved and those who have cared about us & loved us. He did agree with that.

In conclusion, my dad believes he does have a soul, by my definition, but that he will not be spooking around the place after he’s gone. I know better, my parents will never be able to leave us alone, they will be here & everywhere we are long after they are gone from this earth. I’m glad for this connection, it is what makes us who we are.

I’m going to be leaving tomorrow morning to head back to Hong Kong. It’s been a wonderful several weeks spent with my parents, family and friends. Hope I’ve left some of my soul with all of you that I’ve seen this summer and know you will be with me. For those I didn’t get to see, I’m still with you in spirit & soul.