Infinite Light

Because light is infinite, the Light of what we do here affects change to the universe in its entirety.




Dark darkens, it is as a body.

Light is infinite, it is as the soul. It knows no physical boundary.

At death, the body and soul separate. In life, the body is as a receptacle for Light.

How can this be that an infinite soul resides in a finite body? It is because Hashemites are as a dot in a palace.

By that I mean the dot is as wisdom, and the palace is as understanding.

It takes wisdom, which is craftiness, a variable dot of kindling to rise above to start building a palace. It takes understanding to know the materials and logistics necessary to construct a house for a king.

Yet, a king is greater than a dot. In fact, any being with a soul is greater than a dot. Doesn’t a king have people? Yes, he must. Doesn’t a king have an area of dominion? Yes, he must. Every human has a portion of dominion over creation (Genesis 1:26). Absolutely, a king is not confined to his palace. That infinite image of Gd is what we have been created in. It is an image that knows no bounds.

In honor of Rabbi Shammai who on Chanukah snuffed candles until the last day of the holiday: If Light traveled a distance; then it would have to travel infinitely just to get half the way. To get halfway, Light must travel a quarter of the way and yet light would have to travel infinitely to get a half of a quarter of the way. In this way, we see that no matter how far light travels, it travels infinitely. Even if Light travels the extra mile, it travels infinitely past the halfway mark, and so on.

So if light travels infinitely, why is there such a thing as the speed of light? It is because purer light travels faster through media of lesser densities. For example, light traveling through the air will travel faster than light travels through water. However, Hashem’s pure Light is infinite. There is no place anywhere that is completely devoid of Hashem. Even minerals have a portion of the light of Hashem, as we know most of what makes up matter is empty space.

The physics of the Light that guides creation_Metabolic Light that Guideth

Spiritually and physically, Light derives its power from both positive and negative power, so to is it this way with Gd. Gd is as the Light that presides over the cosmic battle between good and evil.

The Role of Humankind

Physically and spiritually, one of the most profound ideas in this world is metabolism. That is, like a flame, we consume oxygen and digestible materials in order to shine light in this world. Animals too have this property that materials are consumed in order assist in providing the universe with light.

It is up to humankind to see that this occurs to creation, as Gd says, "Let them rule (humans)," and in addition our assistance is that Gd has given, Torah, which is entirely ecologically friendly, such that through Torah, Gd asks all of us to be environmental stewards, and we do this through our own light, metabolism. That we have light necessates that if we are alive that we have a special purpose, even at the animal level, where we rule over animals to see that good is accomplished.