The most selfish part of our body, our heart?

Philippines
November 2, 2008 8:57am CST
The heart pumps blood to the systems twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. But did you know that the heart first pumps blood to the body before it receives blood at its relaxation phase not its active phase. In other words, the heart is not selfish.
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• Philippines
11 Feb 09
Hello there icedcoffeemallows, i felt hungry when i saw your username =)) anyways, i do not consider my heart as the most selfish part of my body. I even consider it as the weakest when it comes to emotional, spiritual stuff. I consider my mind as the most selfish part, because it wouldn't give answers during examinations! hahaha, good day! :)
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• Philippines
13 Feb 09
hahaha.. you are funny. i like you. haha but we must learn to practice our brains for us to pass. and it's a hard time doing that. hahaha. God bless! take care!
@GoMy_Lot (65)
3 Nov 08
what about our eyes,ears,nose?
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• Philippines
3 Nov 08
I'm just referring to the heart in this discussion gomy_lot!:) But maybe you have some answers to that you could share with us?^___^
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@ptrikha_2 (45419)
• India
29 Jul 09
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