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You may call me Huporis, I am The Keeper of the Body.

That is a rather rude question don't you think?

The orb can provide you some insights on the aspect of the body, which you may or may not agree with.

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THE BODY

Consume, Restore, Reproduce

The body is governed by instinct. People have very limited control over their own body; however, there are some exceptions (monks could be considered an example of such). If you do not believe this is true, hold your breath for 5 minutes. Odds are you will not be able to do so for the whole duration before your body overrides your will and forces you to inhale and breathe. Most urges people have are a result of the body's control over us: things such as hunger, feeling tired, and sex.

Many things about the body is regulated and controlled by chemicals, as opposed to our will. As such, any other principle or aspect cannot overcome anything that the body wills. Chemical-based addictions are a good example of the body's strong hold over people. Without both the mind and soul both committed to the task of overcoming such addictions, any attempt will result in failure.

The two aspects from the mind and the body that are most closely related to the body are knowledge, and emotion. Both these aspects have a strong influence over the overall condition of the body. Emotion has a strong influence on the body, invoking general changes throughout, causing chemical shifts to compensate for whatever mood we find ourselves in. Knowledge has a slightly more indirect effect on our bodies. Having knowledge is what usually prevents the body from coming into life threatening harm. Such has having the knowledge to avoid fire or any other sort of dangerous situation. However, if it is a question of knowledge or emotion that has more influence over the body, either can win out. It is common to hear of how emotion triumphs knowledge, especially in the light of how people think with their hearts far more than their minds. On a whole however, knowledge overcomes many lesser emotions. It is the pure unfiltered, unfettered emotions that can become dangerous.

 

THE NATURE OF SEX

It is perhaps a taboo subject, but an important one nonetheless. As a male, I only really have insight into one-half of the equation.

Women supposedly go crazy a few days of each month. The thing is, men are crazy every day of the month. It is a curse of sorts, certainly a bane of western society. I am thankful that I am able to tame my beast on a daily basis; I think it keeps me relatively sane. Unfortunately there are some men who do go insane. It is not very good odds when 50% of the population is crazy to begin with. The step into insanity isn't that far off.

This insanity breeds many monsters who abuse the helpless and the innocent for their own sexual gratification. This insanity is due to gender, not wealth, or status. The age demographic that is affected by this madness is wide ranging. This isn't to say that women are incapable of such acts, but it is either not as common or simply not as publicized as acts of sexual depravity preformed by men.

If sex was not such a taboo subject, if people were taught how to have fun with it (and gods forbid sex be fun) in ways in where people aren't afraid, then perhaps we would see less sex related crimes.

As creatures of this world, sex is still one of the three main primal urges: Eat, sleep, have sex. Repressing sex is like asking a starving man to sit in front of a buffet and to not eat. It is just not going to happen.