The Significance of the Number One

I have previously talked about the importance of the "Number One." I want to carry the idea further down the road. If we could reduce the universe(s) to its foundation, I believe that we would find that there is just one source for everything. We call that source God, Nature, and many other names. By whatever name you might chose to call the One, it is still the sole source of all things. We are a part of the One. I believe that the One can reduce itself to infinity. By doing so, all of the observable world and all that makes it up is enabled. If so, there is but one soul and we all share in it, including both animate and inanimate objects. On the level of the atom, there is no animate or inanimate world. There are only atoms and they are remarkably identical and they are also connected. Are they conscious? Who can say? Since the One is clearly conscious, the answer may well be "Yes." By this means we are connected to the entire universe in all of its complicated forms. We have equal status with the largest and brightest star in the heavens. When we cheat one another, kill one another, steal from one another, we are doing the same thing to ourselves. Conversely, when we help one another we are helping ourselves as well. Perhaps it is time for us to mature to the point where it is not necessary to assert our individuality to the extent that it hurts or deprives others. I hope that you agree.