When a person realizes that he exists in a dark, dead world and anxiously tries to get out of it with all of his might and desires, he is born into the new, spiritual world, much like a fetus whose level of development does not allow him to stay in the mother’s womb any longer. But if a pregnancy (sensation of being under Egyptian slavery of egoism) results in a premature birth, that is, one is not matured enough, has not acquired altruistic properties for independent existence in the new world, it is considered that he is still-born.
In this case, a person is forced to continue this struggle with egoistical desires (Golden Calf worship). Passing the states of realization of Egyptian slavery and finally realizing the need to come under the power of altruistic forces, one is still not fully prepared to assume altruistic properties. Despite being given the altruistic powers from above, one is still not capable to take them on.
As all material objects are separated from one another by distance in space, spiritual objects are also separated from one another due to the difference in their inner properties. Something like this can be seen in our world. For example, two men have similar views, sympathize with one another, and no distance can influence the empathy between them. On the contrary, when their views are very different, they hate one another and no proximity can unite them.
Therefore, the similarity of views draws people together, while the differences separate them. If one person’s nature is absolutely opposite to the nature of the other, these people are as remote from one another as East is from West. The same occurs in the spiritual worlds: moving away, rapprochement, merging – all these processes happen only according to the difference or resemblance between the inner properties of the spiritual objects. The difference in properties separates them, while their similarity brings them closer.
Do not be surprised by the fact that even an individual person, through his or her deeds, can cause an elevation or degradation of the whole world. This is an unalterable law that the whole and its parts are as identical as two drops of water. Everything that occurs in the whole occurs in its parts as well, and vice verse. Furthermore, whatever happens in the parts happens in the whole, because the whole is only revealed through the manifestation of its individual parts, according to both their measure and quality.
We prefer to behave simpler desires without burdening ourselves too much, but our entire life is constrained by manners accepted as the norm in society, which turn into the laws of human behavior and existence. If this is so, where is our free will then? It turns out that none of our actions are rewarded or punished. Why does everyone perceive himself as an individual? What is so special in each of us? Which of our properties can we independently change? If one does exist, we must by all means bring it to light, distinguish it from the rest of our properties and develop it.
