One Brings More of Its Kind

Two young men in a small town often deprived of electricity each receive an iPhone and quickly acquaint themselves with Google.

In their spare time, one uses his new phone to follow the lives of friends and celebrities while the other explores his curiosity on electricity.

Recognizing his search patterns, Google presents the first with countless links and ads about celebrities he follows. He can barely keep up with the new information he receives daily. Every free minute, even while stuck in traffic, he is glued to his phone. He realizes this is unhealthy but considers he too should be entitled to a small vice. “I do not smoke or drink, what harm is there in surfing the web all day,” he consoles himself. He comes in contact with those, who like him, enjoy discussing the lives of others.

The other is also presented with countless links about the generation of electricity. Slowly he learns about sources of energy, turbines, magnets, electrons. “So this is not as complex as I thought,” he stood amazed. Every free minute, even while stuck in traffic, he reflects on articles he had read about energy generation and contemplates carrying out an experiment of his own. The intensity of his thoughts bring him in contact with those, who like him, have similar aspirations.

The first does not see the plethora of vices that accompany time-wasting. As he wastes the time graciously afforded him to advance spiritually, so would he also waste his life.

The second is also ignorant of the many virtues that accompany a steadfast, constructive volition. In his respect for the time graciously afforded him, he would earn the full measure of help that awaits him in Creation which he attributes to luck.

As the Google search engine presents multiple results for a single searched item, so also does a single vice or virtue bring forth more of its kind.