All the religions speak of the "complete", the "true", the "universal", the "perfect" man; different jargon perhaps for the same thing that you are describing in the poem beautifully as "his spirit is like the breath of Heaven and Earth." John
"How can it be described
Without wasting words
And in simple phrases?"
I recall a Zen Proverb: "Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark." Agreement about anything, between humans, is a constant struggle. Perhaps we should stop believing that our differences make us superior or inferior to one another. Of course that takes a certain clarity of intelligence because the wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity, and the brute by instinct. A fine write, Alexander. A message well taken. Peace... r
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Without wasting words
And in simple phrases?"
I recall a Zen Proverb: "Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark." Agreement about anything, between humans, is a constant struggle. Perhaps we should stop believing that our differences make us superior or inferior to one another. Of course that takes a certain clarity of intelligence because the wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity, and the brute by instinct. A fine write, Alexander. A message well taken. Peace... r