Some of us are slaves, and some are free. But we were all baptized into one body through one Spirit. And we were all made to share in the one Spirit. If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts suffer with it. Or if one part of our body is honored, all the other parts share its honor.
Life is wholistic.
Life can't be compartmentalized. Your mind feels like its slogging its way through mud. Everything gets affected because everything is connected. Your body mobilizes, your saliva starts secreting, you can feel the ache in the back of your jaw just anticipating that lemon in your mouth. Everything is connected.