" The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament (expanse of heaven) shows His handiwork." (Psalm 19:1)
Pondering things outside of my own sphere...stretching my mind, soul, and sight, to comprehend something so vastly beyond myself, wakens in the heart feelings of humility, awe, and adoration.
I wonder if this is not an extension of God's command to, " Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth." (Philippians 3:2) Baseness of mind is the result of a mind preoccupied with eating, sleeping, bodily drives, or amusements. It is the outcome of a mind which never stretches outside of itself, its immediate world.
Nobility and beauty of mind result when a soul reaches outside of its own sphere, when it rises above its physical desires, and stretches to know the beautiful, the macro, the higher. Nobility is intrinsic to a mind turned outward and upward...a mind aching to taste and drink of the Immortal, Invisible, and Infinite.
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Am I hearing echos of Plato?
Not in the slightest...sorry to give that impression....I am all for unity, not a dichotomy. The spiritual and physical must be enjoyed together. One without the other is unnatural.
My point is merely that when we emphasize the physical without the spiritual, we become base.
Will balance myself out with another blog! But emphatically no, I am not advocating Platonism. :)
Thanks for the clarification! You might even say "one without the other is rebellion."
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