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Precisely so, dear brother in Christ!

We mortals tend to think life is the body or flesh or physical components (the donkey in your metaphor) - it nags at us continually especially as we get older or face poor health.

But if one understands that life is the information (Shannon, successful communication) - he gains a new perspective like you have expressed.

Truly, it is "about" successful communication at myriad levels in the hierarchy - and as you have noted. the harmony (or lack thereof) of those communications whether internally, or by offspring or in being "born again" in Christ.

With that view, this passage takes on new meaning:

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. - Psalms 19:1-3

As does this one:

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life. – John 6:63

As does this one:

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. - Matt 4:3-4

And most importantly, this one:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. – John 1:1-3

Knowing you, I'd imagine a dozen more passages have come to your mind.

To God be the glory!

[ Knowing you, I'd imagine a dozen more passages have come to your mind. ]

Indeed... "he that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying"..(multiple entrys).. even more passages the same is implied or metaphorically intoned..

Listening with both ears or seeing with both eyes or detecting the odor of logic with both nostrils.. can increase your ability to absorb information/data/data sets..

Especially the hidden message(s) of metaphorical data..
"Literal" truth seekers(opposed to metaphorical) can be inhibited..
There is a place for both wave-forms of data..