Your Are a Spiritual Being! Part 3

With the previous concepts in mind, consider the following metaphor.

Do you have a radio? What is its purpose or function? To listen to music, news, sports, or notifications, right? Now the next question is, where does the music come from? Are you thinking radio station or radio tower? Good. Knowing about the radio station makes it easier to answer this next question. Does the music come from the radio or through the radio? If you said through then your ability to think abstractly is good enough for this metaphor! If you said from, then take a week to research how radios work. Just kidding! You too can grasp the wonderful symbolism unfolded in radio technology. [2] Recognizing that the radio is a receptor for radio waves is important to understanding this metaphor. As a receptor, the radio is able to receive the signals transmitted or sent from the radio station. Without the ability to receive and project [via speakers] the signals coming from the station, the radio becomes virtually useless and unable to fulfill its basic purpose.

So how does this metaphor connect with being a spiritual being? Firstly, consider for a moment that the radio in this metaphor represents the human body or brain. Next, consider that in order for a fully functional radio to fulfill its purpose, it needs both a source of power (electricity) as well as a clear signal(s) it can receive from a station or stations. In the case of our metaphor we can consider a lot of possible ways we can power the radio of our body and mind. Certainly food, water, and love come to mind quickly. What else?

As for the signal coming from the station, which gives the radio purpose, it might take us a little longer to identify the possibilities. Considering the purpose of the radio, what do you feel the purpose of the human body is? Is it more than just the functioning of the organs, is it to accumulate wealth, to pursue pleasure, is it to demonstrate physical strenght, or to die as a grand parent, or is it a vehicle or temporary reciever for something more grand? To this last point, I invite you to consider that the purpose of the body is to temporarily manifest and develop the eternal reality of the soul, just as the radio manifests the ever-present radio waves coming from the station! Now, please stay tuned and ponder the following in Part 4!