Even the hardcore atheist or world renowned motivators would agree that there was an intelligence above and beyond all their beliefs and efforts. Their effort is only until taking the food to their mouth. They are in no control of what ensues after that. Neither can they divert the food elsewhere.
An intelligence designed the digestive system in a unique way to turn the food we eat into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth and cell repair. Similarly it designed the excretory system and many more wonders.
There is an intelligence that works on the food right from digesting it in the mouth, pushing it down the esophagus, and into the stomach where further digestion takes place and eventually it is absorbed through the intestines. Saliva mixes with food to begin the process of breaking it down into a form the body can absorb and use beginning in the mouth. Through a series of contractions called peristalsis, the esophagus pushes the food into the stomach, making sure that the food does not pass backwards into the esophagus by the placement of a valve just before the connection to the stomach. The stomach turns into a mixer and grinder where acid and powerful enzymes are secreted that continue the process of breaking down the food. A 20 feet long intestine, that is neatly packed into our abdomen, continues the process of breaking down food by using enzymes released by the pancreas and bile from the liver. What is left of the food we ate is passed on to the large intestine or 5-6 feet long colon. Sensors in the rectum informs the brain that it is time to defecate. What a wonder this body is.
Where is our input throughout this whole process? It is to acknowledge this wonder and show his gratefulness that man began worship.
Even the hardcore atheist or world renowned motivators would agree that their effort in wanting a child ends with the discharge of the sperm into the vagina of their partner. From thereon the sperm travels on a path determined by an intelligence till only one sperm gains entry into the egg which immediately shuts its doors to others. Once in, a wonderful process of union takes shape and eventually forms a fetus that takes further shape till a wonderful infant is delivered to the outside world.
Sperm production starts in the testicles, the two glands contained in the scrotal sac beneath the penis. The testicles hang outside the body because they are sensitive to temperature. To produce healthy sperm efficiently they have to stay at a balmy 34 degrees C. This is about four degrees cooler than normal body temperature.From start to finish it takes about 10 weeks to create a new sperm cell. The average sperm lives only a few weeks in a man’s body, and at least 39 million are set free with each ejaculation.Once the sperm is created, it’s stored in each testicle in the epididymis, a six-meter long coiled tube. Just before ejaculation the sperm is scooped up and mixed with semen.
Some mysterious hand leads a male reproductive cell to an egg cell in the female, fusing with it and developing into a new organism. But it isn't as easy as it seems. The battle and onslaught that we face in life starts even before we have taken shape.
Those millions of sperm have begun their quest to find your egg, and it’s not an easy journey. The first obstacle may be your cervical mucus, which can seem like an impenetrable net on your non-fertile days. When you’re most fertile, however, it miraculously loosens up so the strongest swimmers can get through.The sperm that survive still have a long road ahead. In all they need to travel about 18 cm from the cervix through the womb to the Fallopian tubes. When you consider that they travel at a rate of roughly 2.5 cm every 15 minutes, that’s quite a trip. The fastest swimmers may find the egg in as little as 45 minutes. It can take the slowest up to 12 hours. If the sperm don’t find an egg in the Fallopian tubes at the time of intercourse, they can survive inside you for up to seven days. This means that if you ovulate within this time window you could still conceive.The mortality rate for sperm is very high and only a few dozen ever make it to the egg. The rest get trapped, lost (perhaps heading up the wrong Fallopian tube) or die along the way. For the few that get near the egg, the race isn’t over. Each one has to work frantically to penetrate the egg’s outer shell and get inside before the others. The egg needs to be fertilized within 24 hours of its release. When the hardiest sperm of the bunch makes it through, the egg changes instantaneously to prevent any others getting in. It’s like a protective shield that clamps down over the egg at the exact moment the first sperm is safely inside.
It is a miraculous journey all the way. It is a miracle how a single and lone cell battles all odds and its competitors and survives to fertilize the egg.
The ovaries are packed with eggs, which are made before you are even born. Every baby girl is born with 1 to 2 million eggs in each of her ovaries.
Many eggs begin dying off almost immediately and the rest steadily decrease in number as you get older. When you start your periods, usually between the ages of about 10 and 14, only about 600,000 eggs are still viable. By the age of 30, scientists calculate that about 72,000 viable eggs remain. You’ll probably release about 400-500 eggs during your fertile years, between your first period and the menopause. In countries such as the UK, the average age of menopause is about 51.
During each menstrual cycle, some time after your period, between three and 30 eggs start to mature in one of your ovaries. The ripest egg is then released, a process known as ovulation. The egg is quickly sucked up by the tulip-shaped opening of the nearest Fallopian tube. There are two Fallopian tubes, each about 10 cm in length, which lead from the ovaries to the womb.
Ovulation is usually about 14 days before your next period starts.
The average egg lives for up to 24 hours after release. It needs to be fertilized by a sperm within this time for a baby to be conceived. If your egg meets up with a healthy sperm on its way to the womb, the process of creating a new life begins. If not, the egg ends its journey at the womb and disintegrates.
During fertilization, the genetic material in the sperm and egg combine to create a new cell that will rapidly start dividing. This bundle of new cells is known as the blastocyst. It continues travelling down the Fallopian tube towards the womb, a journey which can take another three days or so.
The gender of your baby depends on which type of sperm burrows into the egg first. Sperm with a Y chromosome will make a boy baby, and sperm with an X chromosome will make a girl.
Source: https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a545272/how-you-conceive
Having survived the ordeal and journey, the fetus begin's to take shape. Again a mysterious hand looks over it while it begins to form and grow in the comfort and safety of it's mothers' womb.
Where is our input throughout this whole process? It is to acknowledge this wonder that man began worship.
We have to begin thanking this intelligence that keeps guard 24/7 and checks on all the systems making sure everything is running perfectly, something we take for granted till we find ourselves faced with an illness. In event the system fails, it calls up backup units to mend and make good the defect.
This intelligence provides for our offspring, something we take for granted till we find that we cannot conceive for various reasons.
This intelligence provides for our offspring, something we take for granted till we find that we cannot conceive for various reasons.
Where is our input throughout this whole process? It is to acknowledge this wonder and show his gratefulness that man began worship.
When having problems conceiving, or a problem develops with the fetus, besides seeking proper medical attention, the Siddhas direct devotees and believers to several temples including Karuvalarcheri and Garbarakshambigai temple to offer prayers and register their desire. When their desires and Erai's desire are the same, a miracle takes place. The prayer is answered.
When having problems finding a soulmate, the Siddhas advocate going to Thirumanancheri Temple. On the local front Agathiyar has asked devotees to visit his temple at Eco City, offering prayers to Mother Goddess and Lord Shiva and himself. When their desires and Erai's desire are the same, a miracle takes place. The prayer is answered.
Reference: https://www.webmd.com