Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Communication Specialist


When God blew into Adam's nostrils the Soul of Life, Jewish tradition teaches us that this refers to the power of speech.


Yes, there are many animals that have the ability to communicate to one another. Communication is not unique to the human race. The power of speech described here, and that which is unique to the human race, is the ability to communicate and to share what is going on in one's own soul.


Humans alone possess the ability to share their inner worlds with one another. By doing so we edify ourselves and offer others the opportunity to benefit from the wisdom that we have acquired. This aspect of sharing is the key to building a successful world.


Kabalistically, when God initially created the Universe, the spiritual building blocks he used, the ten sefirot were unable to work together. The word began to fall apart. It was only when they were properly aligned, sharing each sefirah's property with the others, that the world could exist.


The same is true today. It is only by sharing and partnering our spiritual abilities and understandings that the world can properly exist. Otherwise, our power to communicate is no different than that of the animal kingdom.

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