{"id":13869,"date":"2026-01-05T19:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=13869"},"modified":"2026-01-05T19:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:09:41","slug":"labor-pangs","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Pangs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cWe are challenged to rise above the narrow confines of our individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. The new world is a world of geographical togetherness. This means that no individual or nation can live alone. We must all learn to live together, or we will be forced to die together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Luther King, Jr.&nbsp;<a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/admin\/Desktop\/To%20delite\/Books_%D0%9A%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8\/guide-to-the-new-world\/eng_book_guide-to-the-new-world_mlaitman.doc#_edn1\"><\/a><a><\/a>[<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/eng\/content\/view\/full\/108837#f44\">44<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that human egoism is posing a threat to our existence, we are faced with two choices. We can sit idly, let Nature take its course, and wait for troubles to knock on our door before we contemplate how to address them. Or, we can take action and assume responsibility for our future. Today the human race can still advance toward balance and harmony with Nature, and toward sustainable prosperity. All we need is to implement the approach of mutual guarantee, thus becoming synchronized with Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By doing so, the society that we will build will be sustainable, prosperous, secure, and peaceful\u2014since there can hardly be war amongst those who vouch for each other\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next chapter will discuss the practical steps we can take to establish such a civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/admin\/Desktop\/To%20delite\/Books_%D0%9A%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8\/guide-to-the-new-world\/eng_book_guide-to-the-new-world_mlaitman.doc#_ednref1\"><\/a><a><\/a>[<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/eng\/content\/view\/full\/108837#44\">44<\/a><\/strong>] Martin Luther King, Jr. \u201cFacing the Challenge of a New Age\u201d (December, 1956), http:\/\/www.libertynet.org\/edcivic\/king.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are challenged to rise above the narrow confines of our individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":13855,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[27],"class_list":["post-13869","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-michael-laitman"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kabbalah | Labor Pangs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cLabor Pangs\u201d is an exploration of humanity\u2019s crisis as a birth process, calling for mutual guarantee and shared responsibility.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kabbalah | Labor Pangs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cLabor Pangs\u201d is an exploration of humanity\u2019s crisis as a birth process, calling for mutual guarantee and shared responsibility.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kabbalah\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kabbalah-rep.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kabbalahinfo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah | Labor Pangs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-05T19:09:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"\u201cLabor Pangs\u201d is an exploration of humanity\u2019s crisis as a birth process, calling for mutual guarantee and shared responsibility.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Books\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/book\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"A Guide to the New World: Why Mutual Guarantee Is the Key to Our Recovery from the Global Crisis\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/a-guide-to-the-new-world\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Part One. Revolution of the Heart. Chapter 2: Nature and Us\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/part-one-revolution-of-the-heart-chapter-2-nature-and-us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Labor Pangs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png\",\"width\":49,\"height\":48,\"caption\":\"Kabbalah\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/kabbalahinfo\",\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@kabbalahinfo\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/kabbalah.info\",\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/kabbalahedu\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehiddenreality\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kabbalah | Labor Pangs","description":"\u201cLabor Pangs\u201d is an exploration of humanity\u2019s crisis as a birth process, calling for mutual guarantee and shared responsibility.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kabbalah | Labor Pangs","og_description":"\u201cLabor Pangs\u201d is an exploration of humanity\u2019s crisis as a birth process, calling for mutual guarantee and shared responsibility.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/","og_site_name":"Kabbalah","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kabbalah-rep.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@kabbalahinfo","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/","name":"Kabbalah | Labor Pangs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-05T19:09:41+00:00","description":"\u201cLabor Pangs\u201d is an exploration of humanity\u2019s crisis as a birth process, calling for mutual guarantee and shared responsibility.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/labor-pangs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Books","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/book\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"A Guide to the New World: Why Mutual Guarantee Is the Key to Our Recovery from the Global Crisis","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/a-guide-to-the-new-world\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Part One. Revolution of the Heart. Chapter 2: Nature and Us","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/part-one-revolution-of-the-heart-chapter-2-nature-and-us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Labor Pangs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/","name":"Kabbalah","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization","name":"Kabbalah","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","width":49,"height":48,"caption":"Kabbalah"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo","https:\/\/x.com\/kabbalahinfo","http:\/\/youtube.com\/@kabbalahinfo","http:\/\/instagram.com\/kabbalah.info","http:\/\/pinterest.com\/kabbalahedu","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehiddenreality"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/13869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/13855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=13869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}