The Wisdom of Boundaries

In the 17th century, Robert Hooke looked through a microscope. What he saw changed science.

He didn’t see one big piece of life, but countless tiny cells — each surrounded

by a clear boundary. He thought to himself: Hmm… the cell is not open to everything. Its membrane chooses:

what goes inside — useful materials, and what stays outside — dangerous ones. And then he realized:

Without the membrane, the cell could not survive. Without a boundary — there is no life.

The conclusion: To live, we need to know how to protect ourselves and how to set boundaries.

The cell membrane teaches us that life needs boundaries. Knowing what to let in and what

to keep out — that is protection, that is choice, and that is wisdom. In science,