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THE MIRACLE OF HUMAN CREATION

which then gives the appropriate response; this is then delivered to the re-
quired area in the shortest possible time. In this process the hormonal sys-
tem is used to deliver the information. God has created in the human
body a perfect postal route for communication. On this postal route, mes-
sage-carrying molecules are called "hormones" each one of which really
performs the function of a postman. Just as a postman follows his route
throughout the city, delivering letters to the right addresses, so do hormo-
nes carry commands from the brain to the relevant cells. In this way, the
functions required for human life are activated within the body.
But here we must be reminded that hormones are not human beings
who possess the consciousness to know what messages to carry or to
what place to carry them, or to determine the direction of their route.
They have not received training, nor have they gained experience after ye-
ars of studies. The hormones we have called the postmen, are composed
of molecules that may be expressed in the most complex formulas. It is
certainly a great wonder that a molecule knows where it is going and
what it is delivering; that it determines what message it will take to which
cell; that it finds its way without ever getting lost in the total darkness of
a human body millions of times larger than itself and that it carries out
this duty flawlessly, without damage to itself or to its message. This
example alone is proof of the extraordinary systems that God has put in
place within the human body.
The functioning of a person's hormonal system generally begins
when he is still in his mother's womb and continues right up until his de-
ath. Reproductive glands start to function as a result of the effect of hor-
mones too. But unlike other parts of the body, the secretion of hormones
relevant to the reproductive glands begins in puberty. The hypothalamus,
a small area at the base of the brain, is regarded as the controller of the
hormonal system; in puberty, it begins to send messages to the pituitary
gland to cause the reproductive organs to begin functioning.
Here too it is useful to point out another wonder. The hypothalamus
is aware of the developments in the human body; for example, it knows
how old a person is and whether or not the person is physically develo-

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