The Miracle of Life

I am not sure if you have ever seen a miracle in your life, but if you haven’t, you don’t have to search too hard. Just look at yourself, you are a result of a miracle.

It amazes me to consider the miracle of life. How from the tiny, microscopic sperm, life gets created. (The average length of a human sperm is about 7 microns. And 1 micron is 1/1000 of a millimetre). We often look at a person and say things like, “Oh, you have your father’s eyes” or “You have your father’s soft hair” or “You are as gentle as your father”. Think about the massive amounts of data the tiny sperm must contain – every minute detail from the top of the head to the sole of the person’s feet must be contained in it. More importantly, how is all this information being stored, read and copied by the egg? Not only is all the data meticulously stored in the sperm, but is also compatible and recognizable by the egg. Who is coordinating all this? How do the egg and the sperm know to do and what not to do for reproduction to carry out smoothly? Again who is coordinating all this? Could it be random chance? Sounds very complex, isn’t it? When I consider this, I am reminded some thought that says, “For you (God) created my inmost being; you (God) knit me together in my mother’s womb”.  



                                                                                                                              yashsaurabh