Today the rising steel frame of the World Trade Center is expected to become the tallest building in New York City and in the Western Hemisphere; in Australia a mining magnate has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a replica of the ill-fated Titanic.
What is it in man pushing him to want bigger? The letters of Adom, the name of the first man, can be rearranged to read Moad/More – meaning, the intrinsic nature of man is to want more; but, according to the Cabala, the greater the vessel the less the light.
This distinction between light and vessel can be seen in human body made in three sections: head, torso and legs; the head, which is the smallest of the three parts, houses the greater light, while the hips and legs, which are furthest from the head, have the least light.
This generality is also true spiritually – humility brings about awakening while the arrogance of money and power blots out heaven. The Midrash-Book of Metaphor quotes God as saying, If you open for me the space the size of a needle head, I will open for you the great hall.
Performing a small action of humility causes a great tumult in heaven; whereas, the endeavors of pointless people with too much money make no impression in heaven, whatsoever. The Talmud-Book of Law teaches, Better to be the tail of the lion than the head of the fox.
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