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We, human beings, were actually created to govern the world. It seems paradoxical, i.e., that these lowly, egoistic creatures, were created in order to govern the world. But this is precisely so. A person is created to be the crown of creation. But what kind of domination is this meant to be? It is not to dominate others in a crude, egoistic sense, i.e., to take delight and pleasure in being greater, bigger, faster, and more powerful than other people, as we commonly understand governance in our world. On the contrary, it is to govern reality by asking, demanding, and imploring the upper governing force of love and bestowal—the Creator—to influence our world with the quality of goodness.
From the side of the Creator, the upper force is absolute good. However, from the side of humanity, this goodness must be supported, justified, and realized. People must let the qualities of love, bestowal, compassion, and mercy become revealed in the world. In this sense, they govern because through their request, they determine what kind of influence will become revealed in reality.
However, in order to reach this role, we need to pass through the recognition of our own lowliness. We need to discover what we truly are, that we are egoistic beings who are concerned only with ourselves. Such recognition is a necessary part of the process. By seeing our own nature clearly, we can begin to rise above it, and then come to feel a need for the opposite nature, that of the Creator.
This is the path.
And how does one come to realize that this is indeed the path? Through suffering. There is no other way. It is through repeated disappointments in one’s own strengths, through the recognition of the insignificance and limitation of one’s own forces, qualities, and abilities. We try, strive, build, and plan, and time and again, we discover that we are incapable of bringing true goodness into the world by ourselves.
Gradually, this realization ripens into a genuine need. Then we turn to the Creator, not in a mechanical way where we recite words from a page or that we memorized, but from a heartfelt demand within. We reach a genuine request for the quality of goodness, bestowal, and love to enter our lives, and through this request and dependence, we rise to the Creator’s level.
Based on KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” on January 15, 2026. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.