Answers: incomplete

So if you were to as me what we as individual humans were made up of  and what each part does, I would say (simplified):

1. Form (or body) - The function of which is to sense the world around us.

2. Mind - A bio-mechanical machine designed to interpret our senses.
2a. Ego - A personality within the mind developed through interactions with other forms of life.

3. Soul - The form that Spirit takes within the body, the function of which is to ???

4. Spirit - Universal energy.


I didn't write a function for Spirit there because I don't think it needs one.  Acknowledging it exists is enough for this conversation.  What I want to talk about here is the function of the individual soul.  In essence, why?

One of my theories is that we are recording devices, sent by the great Spirit to learn about itself.  This gives us a good explanation of why it doesn't matter what path we choose, since the great Spirit would be gaining knowledge no matter what.  It doesn't, however, explain why some things feel better than others (e.g. a hug feels better than stepping on a nail.) Although perhaps some of these things could be explained away by the forms need to survive.  Even assuming that I'm write and we are some sort of recording device, it still doesn't answer "why".  It also doesn't answer my drive to find meaning or tell me where that drive comes from.  Last, but not least, it doesn't tell me who "I" am.  Am I body, mind and soul?  Or is this personality made up of just mind and body?  

Obviously I could go on asking questions and I bet you have a lot of your own, but I think when you boil it down, it comes down to Trust and Truth.  Do I have to know the truth or can I trust that everything is as it should be?  Clearly I have trust issues.


Viva!