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Originally Posted by GateandGarden
The human heart also has spiritual significance to me, a kind of significance that I can't really define but it is still very vital to me. I'm ultra old-fashioned in that I believe that the heart carries the essence of us in some sense. The ancient Egyptians felt the same way, and though they were light years behind us in terms of medical science and many other fields, I think they were an amazing people. This is a huge part of why I love stethoscopes and listening to hearts so much; I call that part of my religion sometimes. (Though I say that a little facetiously, as I don't have an actual "religion," per se).
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This makes me think of that 21 Grams movie out awhile back. Kinda creepy idea that the body loses exactly that much weight at the time of death 
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~Heather~
Well, someday when we're older
And my hair is silver gray
Unbraid with all of the love that you have
Like a soft, silver chain . . .
Last edited by Mad4stevie; 04-02-2005 at 12:09 AM..
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