Sunlight is seen revealing the pattern of folds in brain coral. It is resting on the bottom step of many that ascend upward to a higher level.
The human brain, when looked at, in the same light as the coral, is a simple organ to define. It weights about 3 lbs or 1.5 kg. The brain is high in fat and cholesterol. It was eaten by primitives to create a sense of immortality.
The brain is the center of our nervous system. The cerebral cortex has more than 25 billion neurons that are connected to synapses and then to several thousand other neurons. A complex work to be sure.
From the beginning of recorded time a debate has raged concerning the brain. Is it merely the regulator of body function and perception or is it, as well, the seat of the soul.
Aristotle felt that the heart was the center of the soul. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, believed that from the brain came the joys and laughter of life as well as the sorrows and the grief. Rene Descartes held that the mind existed independent of the brain.
Modern research seems to suggest that Hippocrates was on the right track. But in the panoply of emotions and actions played out daily by human beings, maybe it doesn’t matter.
Michael Campbell is an individual practiced in the parade of the human condition. He sets a goal for himself, and, in the process of striving to achieve it, tests both body and soul. And, like the brain coral, he starts off on a bottom step. Follow him as he ascends the staircase to realize his dream.
Capistrano is available at:
amazon.com barnesandnoble.com Xlibris.com
chapters.indigo.ca
No comments:
Post a Comment