Sal Godoij

Soulpunctures

According to Sal Godoij, a "soulpuncture" is every literary work that aims to stimulate the soul's energy.

Therefore, all poems, stories, comments, and ideas on this page are "soulpunctures."

It is the objective of this site (and of all Sal Godoij's writing for this matter) that every word said, sung, heard, written, or read punctures the soul and thus stimulates the soul's healing capability.


 

Is Stealing Still a Sin?
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Is Stealing Still a Sin?

Do not steal, says the 8th Biblical commandment. (Exodus 20:15)

Yet, with no moral models to follow, we have now entered an ethical void.

With the disappearance of moral role models, it doesn't matter what perverse means we engage in, just to get satisfaction or revenge.

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For Love To be Love
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For Love To be Love

Oh my darling, my dove

For love to be love

It must be undressed

Naked love is pure

Clothed, however

Love is not love

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On Past, Present, and Future
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On Past, Present, and Future

"Life has broken me into many pieces, but that happened in my past. In my present, I have gathered those pieces and use them to craft my unbreakable future."

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On Leaders and Leadership.
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On Leaders and Leadership.

When I think of leaders and leadership, Christopher Columbus always comes to mind.

 

I know it is a controversial figure, but I'm focusing on the leadership skills he must have had to bring his enterprise to fruition.

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On Justice and Injustice
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On Justice and Injustice

We usually depict Justice as an elegant, attractive lady standing alone on a pedestal. In some depictions, she wears a blindfold; in others, she does not. In one hand, she holds a scale; in the other, a sword.

Justice has a sister named Injustice. An older sister. Contrary to her younger sister, Injustice is unladylike, violent, unattractive, and even repulsive. Certainly, Injustice is a sinister woman.

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On Regrets
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On Regrets

To be or not to be?

To do or not to do?

 

Did I do it, or did I not do it?

And why did I do it, and why didn’t I do it?

 

And so, do I have regrets?

Yes, I do

Do you?

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The 8th Commandment
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The 8th Commandment

"Indeed, my children, you shall not steal

But first, allow me to clarify this Commandment

You must know that the 8th Commandment: You Shall Not Steal.

It's a redundancy of the 7th Commandment

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The Pledge
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The Pledge

You pledged, Margaret, so solemnly you made the pledge

'Till Death Do Us Part,’ you pledged, but took it to the letter

Thus, so soon you left, leaving me bereft, bereft and at the edge

At the edge of reason, haunting shadows so that I can feel better.

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Ignorance
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Ignorance

People scatter in confusion.

Ignorance is not a static thing.

It moves; it advances.

Like an octopus, it advances.

It adapts, alas, it's a cunning quality

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AI-BANK
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AI-BANK

Have you ever thought that AI might work as a Commercial Bank does?

 

I does, and I will demonstrate it.

 

For the purposes of this demonstration, I shall henceforth refer to AI as “AI-Bank,” and you, and us, or we, as "The Client."

 

1.- AI-Bank's principal function is Knowledge Intermediation (KI).

 

2.- AI-Bank records our Knowledge as deposits, thereby granting The Client a credit balance.

 

3.- Any transaction with AI-Bank demands The Client’s brain as collateral.  

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Under My Pillow
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Under My Pillow

Ignorant of my universe expanding
I lived on the brink of reason
It was I, in the season of childhood
A phony hero fighting masked foes
Gladiator in a Neverland arena

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Reflections on the last day of the year 2025.
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Reflections on the last day of the year 2025.

Say that life is a whole. One hundred years = 100%, so I divide life into four quarters.

 

I know that to reach 100 is the exception. Anyhow, let's continue.

 

I say that life divides into quarters. 25 years each. So, most adults in our LinkedIn family had already lived two quarters of their lives, some are on the third, and a few are in the fourth.

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Two Doors
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Two Doors

Listen, my brother, my sister

Whatever road you walk

The hopes you carry

The doubts that burden you

Everything ends at two doors.

No wall signals the end of your road

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Dreams As A Measure of Character
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Dreams As A Measure of Character

Dreams are a measure of character.

 

For example, you dream of becoming rich and famous.

 

Can you do it?

 

Do you want to do it?

 

Dreams, then, are directly connected to your character: who you are, how you act and react, and what you dream to accomplish.

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What is Love?
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What is Love?

"What's love?" She asked me while fixing her eyes on my lips

As if the answer she expected were a trick of the tongue.

 

I embraced her tightly, kissed her softly

Sweetly caressed her face, and she sighed

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Listen To My Silence
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Listen To My Silence

Listen, my love

 

Silence is the fountain where God drinks

Words are toys the Devil plays with

 

And this is why I prefer silence to words

To address you

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What Christ Lives In You?
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What Christ Lives In You?

Christmas, they say, celebrates the birth of Christ

Is it true?

For if it is true, I tell you, my brother, my sister

There is a Christ within you

Hidden in the recondite corners of your soul

Yes, there is a Christ in you

But if so, which Christ are you?

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We'll Be Born
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We'll Be Born

We’ll be born, my brother, my sister

We’ll be born

I promise you

Yes, it will be a painful labour

But we’ll be born

We'll be born anew

Learned, experienced, corrected, perfected

Perfected, but not perfect. No perfect yet

Perfection is too much of a thing to demand it from us

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If You Have Reached This Stage
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If You Have Reached This Stage

Listen up, my sister, my brother, listen up

If you're in your 20s, you're okay

If you're in your 30s, you're still okay, but whatever you're trying, try harder

If you're already in your 40's you've already conquered or forgiven

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On Transcendence
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On Transcendence

The need for transcendence lies in our desire to connect with something greater than ourselves.

This need may have evolved as an evolutionary adaptation, serving as a coping mechanism that helps humans deal with the uncertainty and fragility of life and existential threats by providing comfort and security through belief in something greater.

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