The Power of Inspiration
On a physical level, breathing is the essence of our life: it is the alpha and omega. Every existence begins with a first breath and ends with a final exhalation, hence the expression “to take one’s last breath.”
From a spiritual perspective, the cycle of inspiration and expiration can be symbolized by a cross. Inspiration, the vertical axis, connects us to something higher, beyond ourselves, nourishing our ideas, our intuition—a kind of inner whisper.
Expiration, on the other hand, represents horizontality, the spreading of this inspiration into the material world. It is the breath that materializes our ideas, grounding our intuition in reality.
It is this unique ability for inspiration, this access to higher realms, that distinguishes us fundamentally from artificial intelligence.