November 27 – There is something immortal in the human being

“How much higher are we than flowers and so many plants that blossom and bloom for only one summer, and then frost and winter destroy them forever. Can man be placed on the same level as animals, of which after some decades not even a trace remains, and the earth, the sun, and the stars, although they existed for millions of years before us, yet one day their existence will end, whereas people by God’s eternal decree will never perish, their souls will never cease to live.”
Father Wenanty Katarzyniec
In a world that speaks so much about passing away, Father Wenanty reminds us of something completely different: there is something immortal in the human being. Everything we see around us, even what seems everlasting - the sun, the stars, the immensity of the universe - has its end. Nature blossoms and dies. Creation has a beginning and an end. But God breathed into man something that no flower, no creature, no earthly thing possesses: an immortal soul.
The Catechism teaches:
“The human soul is immortal: it does not perish when it separates from the body.” (CCC 366)
This means that human life is something infinitely greater than earthly time. What is ultimate does not happen here - but beyond. Father Wenanty looks at the world the way Christ looked at it: everything we see today will one day pass. But man was not created for one season like a flower, nor for one cycle like a planet. God created us to live forever. This is not a reason for pride but for responsibility - for if the soul is eternal, then it is worth living in such a way that we never extinguish what God has placed within us.
Reflection for today:
- Do I remember that my soul is eternal, even if the world around me fades?
- Do I live as if life is only a moment - or as if it leads into eternity?
- How do I care for what is immortal in me, more than for what is temporary?
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