We have now reached the breaking point of the system, however. Exploitation of others is no longer working. As we are seeing, it is now producing economic, humanitarian and ecological crises that we cannot ignore. Globalization is forcing us to realize a startling new truth: Each and every one of us, regardless of race, religion, wealth, health or any one of the sub-cultures one fancies himself or herself to belong to, we are all interconnected. If we continue to focus only on our own self-interest, the scorpion will continue to grow larger and more deadly.

The wisdom of Kabbalah offers us a way out of our steadily increasing misery. It shows us how we can restore balance to the various systems by embracing our interconnectedness. If we are thinking only of ourselves, any "good initiative" we can come up with is destined to fail from the start. It’s time to realize that we can no longer act in isolation.

Kabbalah explains that humanity is similar to the human body on a macro scale. In the body, each cell takes what it needs and gives everything else for the support of the rest of the body. There is nothing that forces a cell to do this – it is simply its nature. In the same way, each person must contribute to the welfare of humanity. This cannot be accomplished by force; rather, each person must change their nature to be more concerned about others than about the self. Kabbalah is the method of achieving this transformation of nature.

Oil is a great gift, but we are using it to divide people rather than unite. It is safe to bet that anything we use to divide rather than unite will at some stage become unaffordable. Let’s remove the sting of the scorpion before it is too late.

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