y possibilities to give you an answer then I’ll do it.Javier:It will be appreciated. You see, I was just wondering if our soul can somehow get attached to our body. Does it always have to be an independent part of our being?It’s getting to be almost noon now, aunt Lila decided to go cook lunch for us. She had heard what interested her and no longer decided to be part of our ongoing conversation.Socrates:Have you ever been in a situation where you find yourself talking to a girl about issues that are affecting her and all of a sudden your ears don’t hear no more and it turns into a desire for you to have sex. It’s like you no longer are paying attention to what she is saying but you are noticing her body language and her figure to the point where her problems become a secondary issue and you just want to engage in wild sex with her.Javier:Yes, indeed, that has happened to me countless of times, but, what does that have to do with my question.Socrates:Well, since the soul is free from making contact with our senses, can we say that it is also pure? Think about it, if it can’t touch what is infected, hear what is corrupted, taste what is polluted, smell what is rotten and see what is destructive then we can conclude that it must be pure.Javier:Apparently so.Socrates:So, when your body tells you to change your mood with quickness, from caring about her problems to wanting to have sex with her, it could be said that the soul is giving up its independence by suddenly becoming impure.Javier:Wait, does this mean that only in this situation our soul weakens to the desires of the body? Does it only happen when members of the opposite sex engage in a conversation?Socrates:No, not necessarily, it happens when you smoke or drink. Your soul has succumbed to the desires of the body. It doesn’t become dependent permanently though.Javier:Does this happen to everyone in general? Meaning the rich and poor? Do they ...
