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?
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.
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
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."
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.
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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?
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
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
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.