13/03/2026
The Spirit Is Willing, the Flesh Is Wise
Some say that body
in comparison to Spirit
—is less.
As if that done in longing
and sexual desire
—were less
than that chosen out of
Reason and by Moral Will.
But desire displays
courage and wisdom
when Will and Reason
cower and shrink and
dare not to serve Life.
In the Desire of the Flesh
hides a higher reason
and burns a deeper meaning
outshining rationality and
overpowering the will.
Desire is closer to the Heart of life,
more obedient,
and more enduring.
It is the flesh that rules the will.
I say,
The Spirit is willing, but
The Flesh is Wise.
~Bert Hellinger~ (Love's Hidden Symmetry)
