A former classmate who is now a professor in Thailand quoted the following, roughly translated – “Money lost, nothing lost.  Honor lost, much lost.  Courage lost, most lost.  Soul lost, all lost.”  Up for discussion, but rings true.

The soul component is really lost both in translation and representation.  Often, it’s a throwaway concept in a world focused on the physical and mental.  In many arenas, much of the work is plain soulless – dry, uninspiring, unmoving.  But soul matters – you know when it’s there, people respond to it.

The great ones in any field – Bill Russell, Janis Joplin, Winston Churchill, Bruce Lee.  So much soul.  They left it all out there.

And once you lose or trade it, all really is lost.  You can see it in a person’s eyes.  Impossible or nearly to gain back.  Thomas More, on seeing Richard Rich, the man who betrayed him, wearing some bling signifying his reward for his false testimony (the appointment to be the Attorney  General for Wales)  goes – “It profits a man nothing to gain the whole world if he should lose his soul… but for Wales, Richard?’  Rich ends up in his mentor’s position as Lord Chancellor and inflicts great damage on his ascent, so much so that he is considered one of the worst Brits in history.

This is likely why we still look to artists, musicians, athletes, teachers – soul reservoirs.

nd quoted the following, roughly translated – “Money lost, nothing lost.  Honor lost, much lost.  Courage lost, most lost.  Soul lost, all lost.”  Up for discussion, but rings true.

The soul component is really lost both in translation and representation.  Often, it’s a throwaway concept in a world focused on the physical and mental.  In many arenas, much of the work is plain soulless – dry, uninspiring, unmoving.  But soul matters – you know when it’s there, people respond to it.

The great ones in any field – Bill Russell, Janis Joplin, Winston Churchill, Bruce Lee.  So much soul.  They left it all out there.

And once you lose or trade it, all really is lost.  You can see it in a person’s eyes.  Impossible or nearly to gain back.  Thomas More, on seeing Richard Rich, the man who betrayed him, wearing some bling signifying his reward for his false testimony (the appointment to be the Attorney  General for Wales)  goes – “It profits a man nothing to gain the whole world if he should lose his soul… but for Wales, Richard?’  Rich ends up in his mentor’s position as Lord Chancellor and inflicts great damage on his ascent, so much so that he is considered one of the worst Brits in history.

This is likely why we still look to artists, musicians, athletes, teachers – soul reservoirs.