Reflect The Standard of Up Keep

"You are not your brain."

Schwartz Gladding

At the risk of insulting intelligence, let's compare ourselves to a car.  The car has a motor to make it run, but it also needs gas to keep the engine running.  Many cars have computers in them which allows additional gadgets:  automatic start, smart phones, automatic locks, electric windows, seat warmers, etc...  The exterior of the car must be cared for as well to avoid rust spots, broken mirrors, dented bumpers and flat tires.  Then of course insurance is needed and perhaps a payment plan.

As a human being, we too need energy (gas), physically fit (motor), and check ups (maintenance).  We need to keep ourselves cleaned/healthy and stimulation with our interior/mental, as well as the exterior shined and repaired.  Our mind is like a computer and our ego perhaps is reflected in the cost of the car.

All said and done, both the car and the human needs to be guided.  We are not our egos nor are we our brains.  Our essence is what brings life to the physicality.  Ultimately, we have choice and those choices must be determined with great care shaping our ego and brain activity.  Our cars may even reflect the standard of up keep with our body, mind, and soul.