The
Body was arguing with itself one day .....
"If
it weren't for me, the brain thought, nothing would think to operate!"
"And,"
rolled the eyes, "What if I didn't SEE it first!!!!!
What
could you know?"
"HAH!"
blasted the mouth. "If me and my voice didn't say anything then no one
would believe there was
ANYTHING
TO KNOW!"
"EXACTLY."
Interrupted the ears. "And
who could HEAR it? I'd Love to
hear your answer!"
The
hands began gesticulating, "EARS?
Ears, my stupid peers, are only for some things.
WE Hands give thoughts and ideas shape!
WE form what cannot be seen in the spoken word so that in ANY
language. ALL thoughts and ideas CAN BE communicated
To
ANY body!"
"EX-CUUUSE
ME! But without these arms, how
will you FORM ANYTHING?" The arms said while folding themselves firmly
across the chest.
"As
if WALKING is not important. How do you intend to get anywhere?"
kicked in the legs indignantly.
A
LOUD gurgling sound came from below as the stomach belched,
"What am I, chopped liver?
You guys need to re-examine this.."THIS BODY."
The
stomach burped again adding, "How do you get the energy to do ANYTHING
if I am not FED first?'
Now,
they all conceded this to be a SOLID opinion until the teeth chomped at this
opportunity to say, "And
how is this ENERGY to be BROKEN DOWN small enough for ANY of you to GIVE
energy to ANY THING, Mr. Disgusting burping and belching
breath?"
Again,
a BIG point!
As
the arguing escalated, and began deteriorating each one's importance as a
Gift----The Heart answered them all in one sentence,
"If The Body does NOT have a HEART.what
good
are ANY of you?"
Only
silence could be heard... then The Heart began to pound loudly and with every beat came
a question:
"Who
could think of ways to help someone in need?"
"Who
could see how to help?"
"Who
could speak out in defense of the good?"
"Who
could hear the voice of Justice?"
"Who
could hold trembling hands?"
"Who
could reach out with strength?"
"Who
could feel the Peace of being fed?"
"And
what could bite the evil so it would run, bleeding and dying into a
permanent darkness?"
"WOW!"
said all The Body in unison!
The
Body then straightened and with Dignity, The Body bowed in Humility and
Gratefulness and began to pray.
-- From Munira Khatchatoriyan, New York, 1997
