We were caterpillars, greedy worms condemned to toil on earth; the chrysalis was our coffin, but the butterfly's miraculous emergence symbolised the possibility of an afterlife, a chance for our souls to ascend to heaven.
The souls of Bulawayo or Lahiri or Ozeki surely don't fret in the shadow of London middle-class English.
Unkinder souls still speculated that the prime minister would rather be anywhere than in London for the latest televised leaders' debate.
I had set off the day before yesterday, determined to see more of this country and to become a little less invisible than I'd felt in the capital city of 11 million harassed souls.
PD While 86,254 people were present at Wembley to see last year's final, just 8,199 hardy souls braved the DW Stadium to see Wigan open their fairytale campaign against Bournemouth in the third round a year ago.
When Tony Blair this week told the inquiry that, at the height of her travails, he had sent Rebekah Brooks a message insisting he was "no fairweather friend", tears welled up in the eyes of more sensitive souls.
We can't even imagine what this will look like, when good and evil intermingle so seamlessly in the words, deeds and souls of so many.
It's no wonder that so many of these uprooted souls chose to uproot themselves again by emigrating to Britain.
He then appealed to his own family and friends to "keep the faith", said to the medical personnel who were about to kill him "may God have mercy on your souls", and laid his head down again.
"We have players with a special attitude who have given their hearts and souls to this club.
But deep in our secret souls, we didn't accept it at all.
