Metaphorically, I like to think when we are born we have lots of jigsaw puzzle pieces inside our bodies that must be put together to complete our souls, our atman. Some of our puzzles pieces are missing in the beginning and we have to find them. Others are just scattered and must be reconnected. By walking through life, we happen upon people and experiences that are the missing or disconnected pieces of our puzzles, the link to our souls. Matching puzzle pieces might be found hiking in the woods, climbing a tree or watching an osprey in flight. At the beach, it might be the sound of waves...