Disclaimer: I am just penning the way I understand what life is all about. You don't have to agree or disagree. I am not saying I am correct either, as I too am a mere mortal who survived death 8 times now.
Trying to understand Spirituality, Religion, Body and Soul :
A Long article loses its impact on the reader so I am going to attempt bulleted points to help SENIORS remember at least a few points:-)
Spirituality: the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.Spirituality involves the recognition of a feeling or sense or belief that there is something greater than myself, something more to being human than sensory experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part is cosmic or divine in nature.
Religion: the belief in and worship of a super human controlling power, especially a personal God or Gods.Religion is belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this belief, such as praying or worshipping in a building such as a church or temple. ... A religion is a particular system of belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this system.
Body: the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal alive or dead.
VISUALISE: Now close your eyes . You know who you are in this life and may be even know what you look like. Yes, but that is just a memory as you cannot see anything with your eyes closed. You can hear and feel but cannot see your own body.
Basically the Body is like a Rented structure where you are living Temporarily
We bought our Home in 1985 and have lived here since and believe this is our Home around 2003, the door bell rang and there was a man at the door wearing a Helmet and had arrived on a motor bike. He said I just wanted to say hello to you folks. I was born in this same house in 1963 and then my parents sold the place and we all moved to Woolongong. So we welcomed the man and gave him coffee and biscuits and told him we were happy he dropped by. Never saw him again. By 2050 we;d be long gone our home sold and probably pulled down making way toi a brand new home and the past will be totally for gotten. Basically current life is an illusion, like it or not.
UNDERSTANDING The HUMAN Body as an Engineering Structure:-
Concrete structures: As engineers the estimated life of a Concrete structure is about 25 years after which it needs to be pulled down and rebuilt. I have seen so many structures in Sydney metro being pulled down even though they looked fine making room for bigger & more modern constructions.
The Human Body post WWII period in the 1950s lasted to about 50 years. 50 Year old people were referred to as Very OLD
People.
By year 2000 people were living much longer and 70 year old people were considered old.
Now in 2020 people are living into their 90s.
Thanks to Medical interventions and Technological advancements that have revolutionised Health care. CT Scans, MRIs, Ultra sounds, Sophisticated Pathology tests and all the modern technology used for surgeries and implants of Pace Makers and De Fibrilators, and even electronic eyes and Bionic Ears using Cochlear implants. Not to forget the Insulin Pump
So Health care that has extended the longevity of human life is not all Pharmacology but mostly due to advancement in TECHNOLOGY.
Once we accept the analogy of the Human body as an Engineering Structure we can develop artificial lungs, artificial hearts, artificial kidney and artificial eye, ears what ever etc and all these gadgets use algorithms and artificial intelligence.
12 Storey Building & Human Body
For a 12 storey apartment building to be functional, first of all it needs a Control Centre, often located in the top floor similar to the Human Brain
Each and every floor is fitted with pipes to deliver water to the baths toilets and the kitchen etc. This is exactly the arterial system in the human body delivering blood to nooks and corners of the Human body
Now every sink and every shower and toilet are all connected to another set of pipes in the building of a larger section to dispose the waste.
Now piped water at ground level needs to be pumped up 12 storeys and we use pumps for the job in buildings. The Human heart is a pump of sorts but more like an Internal combustion engine with four chambers and the human heart beat is controlled by an electric impulse first to tow two chambers and then the bottom two chambers, The four chambers of the heart have valves aka ventricles allowing blood to flow from one chamber to the other.
The human heart rate or Pulse rate of between 65 and 75 is required for a heart to function normally. and a standard pressure of 120/80 means all systems are working fine
Now let us say the water pipes in the building are clogged over the years and water starts to just trickle in some parts of the affected building. so what do we do instal a more powerful pump that develops much higher pressure to overcome the resistance from Clogging.
Same thing happens to the human heart if our arteries get clogged up by cholestrol over the years the heart need to pump at higher pressure to get blood to reach all outlets in the buildings as designed and this is what we experience as as High Blood Pressure.
Let us say the Brain need higher BP to deliver blood to certain parts of the Brain or else where on the Body. And the doctor gives you medication to bring the BP down but without clearing the Blockage. What do you think happens. BP is looking good but parts of the body are not getting adequate blood supply resulting in other diseases including memory loss or peripheral neuropathy.
So Lowering BP as soon as it goes up is not a long term solution. we need to remove the resistance to blood flow in the arteries. Dont believe your doctors when they insist your BP should be 120/80
For seniors higher BP rates have been recommended even as high as 150/100
I have been asked to maintain my BP at 140/90 since Year 2000.
