Law of Sympathy \ Goren Gordon

I had a very interesting life. I am a third child of nine and my father died when I was very young. At first we were a very close family, but slowly our ties grew thinner and we each became our own persons. Every once in while, some of our cousins come to visit, but they stay for very short times and then leave. However, in their short stay we feel happier as they feel our lives with light and wonder. I grew up in comfortable environment as my mother nurtured me and loved me above all my brothers and sisters. She gave me warmth and comfort. I was also a very bright boy and received many complements from my teachers. They nourished me with support and encouragement and I am extremely grateful to them. I now know that without these boosts I would never have developed to what I am now.

Although it seems that my life were full of joy, I had my share of traumas. The most notable one was the car accident. When I was 16, I just received my license and was eager to try it. I was full of confidence and my life seemed on the right track. I was just beginning my height sprouting and I was complemented on my looks more than once. However, I learned that some things in life are unpredictable and you must you must deal with them as they come. On my second week on the road, I was so excited about a date on Saturday night, I wasn't paying attention. A huge truck came out of nowhere and smashed my car, with me in it. I was hit bad and broke my spine. I became crippled for life, never again able to walk.

Do not feel pity for me, for I am not sad about this accident. I have gained more than I have lost. My mind was not only intact, but the insight I gained from this accident gave me a push forward in my life. I have lost my legs, but earned my freedom. I have started my academic and intellectual life when I was at hospital, waiting between surgeries. I read a lot to try and understand some things about life. I read a lot of science, but also quite a few books regarding human nature.

I have excelled in high school and went straight to college. People were amazed at me, since all they could see was this poor, crippled boy, looking puny and miserable. Soon, however, they learned better. I was top of my class in the psychology department and learned much about the development theories. Something always nagged me, though, as if something is missing. I knew I would not find my answer there so I searched for areas to expand my horizons.

I went to the farthest place from psychology: physics. There I finally got my answer. It was so overwhelming that I had a hard time grasping it. I try to show people what I have found, but no one believes me. It is so clear to me, now, that I am amazed how I didn't see it before. I know that I have reached the peak of understanding. There is no further development we can make.

I am lying in bed, sick with some infection that won't leave. The doctors say that my body is killing itself. An over-compensating immune system, or something like that. With my knowledge, I laugh at the irony. I must write these words before the final breath is taken, so somehow what I have learned will not be lost.

In my studies of physics I have encountered a field known as planetary astronomy. It deals with the development of the planetary system from begging to end. I have learned all the theories there are and I have made many simulations. Something was still bothering me, even more then than before, but finally I understood. The underlying theories of psychology and planetary astronomy are the same. The expression "Each person is a world unto itself" is not just an expression.

There must be a connection, a link between the lives of the people on earth and the planets all over the universe. The final proof was when I met my wife. I was studying a new discovered planet around a nearby star. I have run all the possible simulations and found the exact sequence of events that lead to the formation of that planet. I remember the day as if it was yesterday. I looked at my wife and began to ask her some questions. She at first answered eagerly, but slowly she became defensive. She looked at me as if I was probing her. She asked how I knew this and that about her family and some traumas she had. Things she never told me about. I laughed then and she got even angrier. I explained my theory to her and she didn't believe it. I was convinced, though. She WAS that planet.

Now, as you read these lines you must see the irony. For your life is also ending, not just mine. I will try to linger on as much as I could, to get you a fair chance, but it is too late for most of you.

For I am Earth, and these are the final volumes of history.