Editorial August 29, 1983 Issue

The fading of corporeality

NATHAN A. TALBOT

Most of us find it demanding to think beyond a corporeal body when considering man's identity. Not that we find it so difficult to theorize about spiritual existence—that isn't hard at all; but when we try to discern a concrete sense of individuality, the material body can seem fairly substantial.

Some people avoid pondering the things of Spirit, assuming that if there is life after death, they will face all of that when the time comes. The body will be left behind, and from then on, well, God will take care of their soul (or whatever is left). If it were only that simple! The fact is we don't leave corporeality behind until we begin understanding and demonstrating more spirituality in our lives, however long it takes.

If we have not let our thought become more spiritual, a matter-based sense of existence follows us right on through the transition called death. The time to begin really thinking about the relinquishment of corporeality is now—not later. Maybe this seems unrealistic. It isn't if we understand what Christ Jesus was here to teach us. He understood that God is Spirit; and that Spirit is All. He demonstrated that man's true identity is the likeness of Spirit instead of the likeness of matter. Man's real nature isn't corporeal; it is incorporeal, spiritual. This means that regardless of what the material senses say, man is actually spiritual consciousness, the embodiment of spiritual attributes—of health and purity and goodness—instead of a body of matter.

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