Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman responds to questions from Oren Levi, which emerged after a research on rats showed that rats that had more of a genetic connection were able to better cooperate. The following is a loose transcript of the talk… Oren Levi: Do man’s genes determine the measure to which he can cooperate with others? Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman: Cooperation passes through the genes, but it is not ordinary genetics like with rats. Oren Levi: Who is there to blame when a person has bad genes and he is more antisocial, apathetic, and won't cooperate with others? Dr. Laitman: The person is to blame for not getting ahead with the cure. A person can release himself through his attitude toward others. It starts with the understanding, "I need to reach a state where I care about others. Others also need to care for their friends." In the quality of cooperation each of us is a wrong-doer. We're all egoists and all of us need to correct ourselves, to invert ourselves from reception to bestowal. Everyone will have to perform this correction. When a person who was born with poor cooperation genes inverts himself, he will be better than everyone. But he'll have some hard work to do: the greater the minus, the bigger the plus. Nature did not screw anyone up, so to speak. Everyone has the ability to invert themselves from minus to plus, and by doing so, discover their spiritual world. To the measure he loves everyone, he starts feeling that he is in the world of the Creator. What does that feel like? God's world. A person loves everyone, understands everyone, feels everyone. This person treats everyone in a good and nice way, seeing themselves as a means to help others. The person is enjoying himself all the time because he can bestow. He or she can give to everyone, and that's unlimited, that's heaven. Everyone can be that way. Not only is there hope for everyone but everyone has to go through this.

Minecraft is currently the best-selling video game. The game allows players a lot of creativity. The main themes of the game are exploration of the virtual world, and also survival and fighting. For many children today, there is a sense that if they are not called away from the game, then they would be willing to live in it forever. Why is this so? It is because such a game answers our every question. Several people think that the future lies in entering into this network of communications between us and living in an entirely virtual world. Our life is also a game, but we are unaware of it. We are made to go to work, earn money, and buy things in order to fulfill ourselves. Who are the winners in this game of life? The winners are those who ask, “What is the meaning of the game, what is it all for?” And what is the game for? It is in order for us to ask about its meaning and purpose. When we do so, then the game seemingly stops, and we wish to find out why everything exists, why the stars, the air, the Earth, and people all exist, and why we are alive among this vast picture that is before us. These are eternal questions. By asking them, we seemingly return to our childhood when we once asked these questions, and these questions eventually lead us to their solution.

How can organizations ensure that employees at every level feel important and appreciated? While hierarchy is necessary, it can lead to comparison, competition, and separation between higher, middle, and lower workers. These obstacles can be overcome if everyone is included in working together toward a common goal. Management should hold regular talks to emphasize that mutual benefit can be achieved only through the efforts and participation of every worker and all will prosper through working together. All are equal participants toward accomplishing the goal, and even simple work is essential. We are all mutually dependent, each one does their part for the good of the whole, and recognizes the value of each one’s unique contribution. Everyone is responsible for creating an environment where everyone is valued, where each one is greeted as a friend by all the others. Upon entering the gate of the workplace, each one should peel off all their shells and enter with a warm heart and uplifted spirits for having been granted the opportunity to work together in common purpose.