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a form so totally obliterated can possibly be
revived.
The fact is that the word ‘man’ refers, not to
any such bodily form, but rather to the ‘soul,’
which inhabits the body. As far as the physical
frame is concerned, we know that it is composed
of tiny particles called living cells. The position
of cells in our body is like that of bricks in a
building. The bricks of our physical structure or
cells are continuously destroyed in the course of
our daily lives and we compensate for this loss
by taking in food. Food, once digested, produces
various forms of cells, which counter-balance
this physical deficiency. In this way, the human
body is constantly being eroded and altered. Old
cells are destroyed and new ones take their place.
This process continues daily until eventually total
renovation of the body occurs, usually within a
period of ten years. To put it another way, nothing
whatsoever remains now of the body you
possessed ten years ago. Your present physique
is an entirely new one. If all the parts of your
