How old are you?

What a question! Depending on who asks and why, you may or may not even answer. But if you do, what would your answer be? Chances are that you would respond with the amount of time that has elapsed since your birth or, perhaps, some would add 8 - 9 months to that believing that is when their life began. But that wasn't the question. I didn't ask how old your body was. I asked how old YOU are. Most of us realize that our body is not us. We are spiritual beings who merely occupy a physical vessel for a relatively short period of time. So, how old ARE you? Again, some believe that our physical and spiritual lives begin at the same time, i.e., we did not pre-exist our bodies. Others would answer that we have always existed and may take bodily form once or even multiple times. The answer is - no one knows. Now, on the other end of our physical existence, there is much more agreement. Relatively few people believe that we cease to exist when our body dies. Many religions are based on a belief in eternal life (or in some cases for non-believers - eternal death). There are numerous organizations, movies, television shows and books about life after physical death. There have been many documented cases of people who have apparently died and then returned to life and told of their experiences while "dead." Unfortunately, the evidence is all in the words of the subject. Was it real? Hallucination? Dream? Certainly the subjects seem convinced. What other evidence is there of an "after life"? There are several television shows about hauntings, ghosts and spirits. Are these true or fiction? Many people are content to accept the existence of life after death based on the fact that the Bible says there is. So, the question is this - whether or not there is life before or after our physical existence, what are we doing about our spiritual self while it is encased in this body. Do you take care of your spiritual self as well as you care for your physical self? Do you feed and exercise your spiritual self as well as you do your physical self? Remember, your body is temporary but YOU are eternal.