Monday, February 11, 2008

Peters on Exile, Nomadism, and Diaspora

In reading this article, it is evident that there are several components to exile and nomadism. Spiritually, our bodies are vehicles in which our souls travel. When the bodies, break down, or can no longer function, our souls dump them and move on. Our souls live forever, our bodies are temporary. Our souls live forever in exile. The reality is that our souls are nomads. Even in exile, nomadism is possible.

Presently speaking, all religious and cultural practices set up to reflect on those that have paid with suffering in exile, so that our emotions are not so heartfelt for them anymore. Time makes human beings more insensitive to movements and sufferings of the past. The question and concern is now, how is all is all off this relative, then? I am still trying to figure this out.

My burning question is…in a world of growing nomadism, can anyone really experience true exile? Or does the feeling of exile go away after some time and through nomadism and diaspora, disappear?

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