Across cultures and centuries, the same idea keeps resurfacing. We were not always like this. In the Symposium, Plato tells a myth about the origin of human longing. Humans were once whole beings. Four arms. Four legs. One head. Complete and powerful. So powerful that the gods became afraid. To weaken us, Zeus split humanity in two. Ever since, we wander the world with a quiet sense of loss, drawn toward others, searching for the part of ourselves that feels familiar. Love becomes a memory of wholeness. A different version of separation appears in the book of Genesis. Humanity begins as one, then comes division. Not out of fear, but intention. Adam and Eve are separated so that relationship can exist. So that love is chosen rather than automatic. In this story, separation is not a punishment. It is an invitation to grow, to relate, and to learn what it means to love freely. Both stories begin the same way. One becomes two. Both lead to longing. Both try to explain why humans reach ...
We Come Together As One