Humanity, like the universe, is a perfect system

Humanity, like the universe, is a perfect system

comprised of myriad elements that interact with

each other. Just as billions of galaxies make up the

universe, billions of people combine to make up

humanity. And just as there are stars within each

galaxy, there are people within nations and states.

And the organs, tissue, and cells within each person’s

body are like the planets, comets, and asteroids

orbiting their suns.

Expansion and contraction form the endless

ebb and flow of life, propelled at one moment

by the desire to give, and at the next moment

by the desire to receive. Whether it is galaxies,

suns, and planets merging to form our universe,

or cells, tissue, and organs combining to form a

human being, this interplay of desires is at the

heart of creation.

As with the stars, Planet Earth evolved by expansion

and contraction through the interaction

of desires. When Earth was first formed, its surface

reflected the flow of expansion and the ebb

of contraction. Every time the desire to give prevailed,

Earth’s sweltering interior would burst into

rivers of melted lava. And every time the receiving

force prevailed, the lava would cool and form new

swaths of land. Eventually, a strong enough crust

was formed over the Earth to allow for the emergence

of life as we know it.

If we search deep enough, we will find the

same two forces—giving and receiving—within every

being ever created, weaving their magnificent

garment of life. In the weaving process, the desire

to give first creates matter, as with the Big Bang or

a newborn baby, and the desire to receive gives the

matter shape, as with the stars and the differentiating

cells in organisms.

Michael Laitman