Where does the aura some people have on others come from?

This aura comes from the soul, a person’s real self. Whatever the soul has become through deeds and thoughts, it radiates to those around it, for good or for ill.

We all know it. Some people walk into a room and you feel calmer and better in their presence. With others you sense unease or coldness before they have said a word. There is no visible means for this influence. And yet it is real, and many people have experienced it.

Where does it come from? Within every person there is an indivisible self. It is neither the brain nor the circulation of the blood nor the body. It is what thinks, decides and directs the person. That is the soul.

This soul is shaped by what a person does and thinks. Whoever lives honestly, kindly and in awe of God purifies the soul. Whoever gives in to evil lets it wither. The first two verses above describe exactly these two paths. Whatever the soul has gained in this way, it radiates outward.

This is why true goodness cannot be faked for long. A hypocrite can behave like a good person, but he does not have the quiet influence of a righteous one. The third verse above shows that the prayer of the believers leaves its mark on their faces. The inner life becomes visible on the outside.

So whoever wants to have a good presence should not work first on the impression they make, but on their soul.