Thus it is evident that movement is essential to all existence. All material things progress to a certain point, then begin to decline. This is the law which governs the whole physical creation. Now let us consider the soul. But with the human soul, there is no decline.
Divine perfection is infinite, therefore the progress of the soul is also infinite.
From the very birth of a human being the soul progresses, the intellect grows and knowledge increases. When the body dies the soul lives on. In all religions the belief exists that the soul survives the death of the body. Intercessions are sent up for the beloved dead, prayers are said for their progress and for the forgiveness of their sins. If the soul perished with the body all this would have no meaning.