Instructions For a Person

I am the human body Your vehicle of transport and intellectual evolution A mental arsenal of limitless capacity to house your dreams and knowledge The medium by which you are able to attain all you desire in this world I am the human body You and I have become intimately acquainted as we have learned of each other's habits, strengths, and weaknesses Together we have constructed a cooperative relationship One of shared power and equal reward For neither of us can be successful without the other As my warning label reads, resist dependency on me, as that is a common temptation in your world too often entertained Your purpose is fulfilled not by my appearance, but through your unique personal journey,a task you were made to specialize in and I merely translate physically Harness your impulses and master the art of thinking and questioning This will ripen your potential to the highest extent possible I am the human body The identity of my architect baffles you A creator as sophisticated and capable of such transcendence in the engineering of my function and aptitude is infinitely elusive to your kind The kind which has no memory of life outside this world and inhabits bodies like me until our dates expire Turmoil and war have plagued humanity as a product of this lack of understanding and desire to discover what only my kind know with absolute certainty One day, as you no longer reside at my address, sit and have coffee with the one responsible for our existence as I did, and you will be enlightened with the knowledge you had so naturally craved I am the human body Be good to me and I will be your greatest friend An unyielding instrument for growth and triumph in your quest for truth and meaning Though we will become accustomed to each other's presence, the time will come for us to go our seperate ways An inevitable destiny assigned to complicate life's turbulent and joyous path, and consequently birthing new wisdom and insight Us human bodies, we love to meet different people of your kind We talk amongst ourselves about who we've hosted Our favorites and our abusers Those who’ve used us right and those who’ve used us wrong It’s the ones with inner peace and grace who leave the deepest impressions We are five star hotels available at no charge for your use and comfort And it is in your complete power to make it a meaningful stay