Now I am somewhat different here. I have always believed that the human body is none other than a shell in which we are transported. Now, don't
interpret this wrong, but my "metaphor" has always been that of a host to a parasite. Like, WE, the real US, is a "parasite" to the human body.
The body just gets us around as WE learn through the life of that host. Once the host dies (our human body) we "go" somewhere. Then we can be either
reincarnated (into another host, be it human or otherwise) or have a choice to stay in a spiritual realm.
Hmmmm....... the more I think of it, it almost sounds better to me than it ever has before. Take it a step further to what Maque says, and the
original us comes from a collective conciousness. We are a small part of a whole.
Must do more dwelling on the subject and a little more soul searching.