As a part of an Israeli news program, three parents were assigned as teachers at a prestigious school for a day, and it led them to have a much greater appreciation of teachers afterward. I support such an experiment, i.e.…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
How is envy or jealousy ever good?
Envy is a great developmental force. It is bad only if it sets us on a destructive course. However, if envy makes us build and improve ourselves, then the envy is good. Envy is a characteristic quality of our egoistic…
Were Jews ever really slaves?
The people of Israel were a nation of slaves who escaped slavery in Egypt. This is what the story of Exodus discusses. Being a slave means being enslaved to the human ego, our innate desires to enjoy at the expense…
How do you get the most out of a relationship?
We can get the most out of a relationship by first taking into account that we are parts of nature’s interconnected and interdependent system, and that we each have roles toward one another in this system. That is simply how…
How do you find the strength to forgive?
How can we find the strength to forgive? We can find the strength to forgive when we understand human nature, and that our nature compels us to be the way that we are. It is written about this, “Go to…
What is my role in my nature?
We all live within a nature that is round, closed, whole and complete, with endless degrees and interactions and interconnections between its parts. We are parts of this immense system and cannot digest its wholeness, greatness, perfection and eternity. However,…
Where will love take you? To what extent will it influence people?
If you start loving and caring about everyone and everything in nature—the still, vegetative, animate and human—according to the law of love, then you will see the immense influence it will have. First, you will receive great satisfaction through everyone…
What is a meaningful interaction?
A meaningful interaction is any interaction where we consider: Why is it happening? What is its source? What is the desired outcome? By relating as such to our interactions, we would start moving in a direction where we start thinking…
What are your solutions to the overconsumption problem?
We need balance between us and nature. We need to take care of our necessities—to kill animals for food, and burn coal, oil and gas in order to reasonably use mechanisms, equipment and heating. We cannot avoid doing so. We…
Is it necessary for a good leader to be charismatic?
We do not need charismatic leaders today. We need leaders who can understand and empathize with people, and who can resonate with people emotionally to guide them to a common goal. However, I see no examples of such leaders in…
Why is desire so destructive yet natural at the same time?
Specifically the desire of the human is destructive both to itself and to its environment. We do not see the same kind of destructive desire in nature’s other levels, i.e. the still, vegetative and animate. We humans have destructive desires…
Do we have to be afraid of terrorist attacks?
We should completely erase any fear of terrorist attacks. It does not mean that we should not pay attention to the phenomenon and do nothing about it. We need to respond to terrorism by making decisions and implementing plans that…