A holistic approach on the study of man would be to discuss him as a person physically and him as a person spiritually, socially and mentally. The Body is a part of a human person wherein they perform their specific task by utilizing the body. It is true that “the body” is a very intriguing subject because the functionality of a human person is what we are taking about, the essence of his life as a human being. It’s impossible to discuss a person without mentioning of the body and soul together. When we refer to a body, it is useless without the soul. Of course this spring true for believers like us Christians; while some people do not believe in the soul; they believe in a higher form of being. A form of being which only a limited and lucky few are able to reach right time and place.
According to Aristotle, a great philosopher, “man is the whole of his body and soul. There is no sense in asking if body and soul are one. They are like the oneness… The relation of matter to form… Likewise, the body and soul of man are only two aspects of the whole man.” What Aristotle said is true because the ‘body’ is the structure of a person’s ‘soul’ and the ‘soul’ gives the life to the ‘body’ in the guise of its emotions. The human body is a very complex structure because the physical body is the form wherein the soul takes it shape. The Soul energizes the body and guides ‘it’ to create a better living standard or basically become a humane individual. Thus, they are two distinctive aspects of a unique human being. Human existence is animated by the soul through the body, it uses the body as a medium of interpreting its feelings and communicate with others, Hence, these concepts of a human person makes an earthly being unique.
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