Life in its higher
forms is only possible because of the union of myriads of tiny lives to
form a larger being, which manifests will, intelligence, affection, and
the spiritual powers. The life of the amoeba or any other unicellular
organism is low compared with the life in more complex organisms, like
the ant or bee. Man is the most highly developed living organism on the
globe; yet his body is built up of innumerable cells, each of which
might be described as a tiny life in itself. But they are built up in
man into such a close association that what affects one part of the body
affects all. The pain which the whole being feels if a part is wounded,
if one cell in the human body is hurt, should prove that to the least
intelligent. The nervous system binds all the tiny cells together, and
they form in this totality a being infinitely higher, more powerful,
than the cells which compose it. They are able to act together and
achieve things impossible to the separated cells. Now humanity today
is, to some extent, like the individual cells. It is trying to unite
together to form a real organism, which will manifest higher qualities
of life than the individual can manifest.
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