Soul searching
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="soul">soul</span>-<span word="searching">searching</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Soul">Soul</span>-<span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bystanders">bystanders</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> (<span word="TheGuardian">TheGuardian</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 8, 2016).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>.</p><p><span word="Deepest">Deepest</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="individually">individually</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>-<span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>, <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="thereof">thereof</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aired">aired</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="outrageously">outrageously</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="passersby">passersby</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="intervening">intervening</span>.</p>
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