Why Bridges (and Humans) Need Gaps to Survive?

Engineers intentionally leave small gaps between parts of bridges and railway tracks. Why are there holes in the middle of a structure that's supposed to be strong? Because metal expands in heat and contracts in cold. On a hot day, the metal expands and if it has nowhere to go, it bends and breaks. The empty gap that [music] looks like a flaw is exactly what allows the bridge to breathe and not collapse. And let's admit it, we're a generation that fills every moment. Every sound is scheduled. Every empty space is filled with a screen, with stimulation, [music] with noise. We don't have a single moment of silence. And then we wonder why we're exhausted, [music] stressed, on the verge of breaking. Because a structure without a gap bends [music] under pressure. We too need space so we don't break. And here's the wonder. [music] The creator himself built a gap into time for us. And he rested on the seventh day, Shabbat. A whole day of stopping, of intentional emptiness. Not because there's nothing to do, but because the gap allows [music] us to expand, to change throughout the week, and not to break under the pressure. Science has proven that the gap saves [music] the bridge from collapsing. The Torah knew that rest saves a person. The Holy One, blessed be He, did not give us Shabbat to restrict us. He gave us [music] a gap so that we wouldn't break. Let's not fill every moment. Let's leave space so we can breathe.