The Ultimate Ripple Effect: From Cursed Adam to Blessed Earth
How much salt is needed for a piece of meat not to go bad?
When I read Genesis for the first time years ago, the words of Adam’s curse seemed incomprehensible to me:
“Cursed is the earth on your account.”
“Why should the whole creation suffer because of one man?” I thought.
Years later, I see that there is an inextricable connection between a person’s inner and outer worlds. As within, so without. The words of t…
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