Are You Spiritual?

Wisdom is asking questions and seeking answers to acquire knowledge. But wisdom is more than just knowledge; it's the application of knowledge to everyday life and living. 

There're many questions we should ask ourselves. The first question is: Am I spiritual?

We’re now living in a secular society, where science is the dominant “religion.” As a result, nowadays, many people don’t believe in the existence of God. However, despite the absence of God in their lives, "spirituality" may still be present in the hearts of many.

The explanation is that they may believe they’ve an unfathomable spirit within them that can still provide their minds with direction, guidance, and understanding.

So, for any individual believing in the presence of a spirit, the spirit then provides that individual with access to self-intuition, which is human wisdom.

For a believer in God, the spirit, which is the soul, is the connection of man to God. This inexplicable connection is a line of spiritual communication in the form of prayers, moments of self-awakening, divine inspiration, and even spiritual wisdom

For an individual who doesn’t have a specific religion, but still believes in the control of a Being greater than himself or herself, the spirit is the deep understanding of the inexplicable control and the natural cycle of all things—that is, certain things in human life are beyond human control and understanding; certain things always follow a natural cycle or order, such as life is inevitably followed by death.

For any unbeliever, but still a "decent" human being, the spirit is the conscience that can tell him or her what is right and wrong, and not just following the law and order of the country.

So, in many ways, we all have a spirit of some sort, although some of us may separate ourselves from it, either consciously or subconsciously.

The human spirit is like a shadow of ourselves: sometimes we see more of it, and sometimes we see less of it, but it’s always within us, part and parcel of our being, forever following us wherever we go, whether we like it or not.

Are you spiritual? 

Most probably you are—if you’re still living with your conscience, which is invisible but always palpable. It’s like a wind that can’t be seen but still can be felt during your wrongdoings.

Stephen Lau