From the beginning, let’s forget about “ghosts” when we say “spirit.” Our spirit better equates with our conscience which tells us right from wrong. Some may say this is our heart but we know what our heart is and what its function is so let’s leave that to the side as we go.
“A vexation” to the spirit is one of the main thrusts of the book Ecclesiastes as written by King David of the Hebrews. In this he speaks of pride as a vexation of the spirit as well as kingship itself. He goes on about this through the entirety of Ecclesiastes. There is a reason for this.
When we feel proud of ourselves it is the self that comes into the subject matter of what God is telling us through David. Put another way, we are all in the same boat so thinking we are something special does more harm than good. Special people do harm because, given enough time stewing about oneself, a person can think themselves superior and, thus, think others are inferior and quite often end up doing harm to the lesser people. Only a certain amount of ability to understand knowledge is given us. Our knowledge is not enough to dictate to others as this always ends up in death. “Thou shalt not kill,” being a commandment which confronts human avarice.
When our spirits are full it is from helping others so you see the dichotomy of self and others. We are at our best when not being selfish but giving of ourselves to those in need. Indeed, this is what Jesus admonished us to consider as we live our lives. This is also what is missing in this society, but for a very few.
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