The world was created. G-d made birds, trees, and animals and then G-d created a human being.
Everything in the world was created in multiples. Numerous trees, birds and animals were created at one time. Besides for man. Man was created as a singular existence. Why?
My favorite answer is because the whole world was created for a single human being. YOU!
There are 3 messages that we can take from this:
1) You are the world; you are super important! All of existence was created for you!
2) You will be blessed with everything you need. After all, the world was created for you!
3) You carry a great responsibility. The world is waiting for you to elevate it for good, with additional acts of goodness and kindness.
A meditation from the Rambam:
A person should always consider the whole world as equi-balanced. Therefore, if one does an additional mitzvah, he places himself, as well as the entire world, in the scale of merit, outweighing the negative side.
May we all be blessed with a year of changing the world to be a better place, with the coming of Moshiach now!
Have a great Shabbos!
Rabbi Kushi Schusterman