Organs of the Soul

 Love – Beauty – Justice – Truth – Mercy
These values are not separate entities.
Together they form the organs of our soul,
vibrating within every human
throughout the community of humanity.

Every Homo sapiens,
whether living as a hunter-gatherer or an urbanite,
possesses the ability to love,
owns a sense of beauty,
embraces a pathos for justice,
respects the truth
and has a capacity for mercy.

Love brings us together.
Beauty confirms the health of function.
Justice allows us to navigate the dynamics of community.
Truth anchors us in reality
Mercy defines our humanity.

We cannot neglect one of these values
without neglecting them all,
no more than we can neglect our lungs,
blood, bones, eyes or guts
and expect our body to sing with health.

Love – Beauty – Justice – Truth – Mercy
All or none
All or nothing
All,
in vibrant health,
in an harmonious chorus,
singing the praise of life,
or no memory in the universe
will harbor a spark
of Homo sapiens light.

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”The passion of rust
stems from oxygen’s lust
to join with iron
and do what love must.”
Dartwill Aquila

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The West Bank is now the Judea-Samaria area.