words of wisdom

Wow! Did you ever come up with a difficult question! Do you have an snswer for this yourself? I think the essence of man is the spirit. Of course, that doesn't say much, really. You'd have to ask then, what is the spirit? Because I am a Christian, I use the word spirit as in the Bible--the breath of God. Genesis says that God breathed into man to bring him to life. It further says that man is made in God's image, which to me, would come from His breath. So, my definition of the essence of man is religious.