"Living" It Up!

AHHHHH!!! The liver. What a "mechaya"! Because it gives us chayim. "Life is in the liver". What does the liver do? From Dr. Wiki -

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion. The liver is necessary for survival; there is currently no way to compensate for the absence of liver function long term, although liver dialysis can be used short term.

This organ plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body, including glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells, plasma protein synthesis, hormone production, and detoxification. It lies below the diaphragm in the abdominal-pelvic region of the abdomen. It produces bile, an alkaline compound which aids in digestion via the emulsification of lipids. The liver's highly specialized tissues regulate a wide variety of high-volume biochemical reactions, including the synthesis and breakdown of small and complex molecules, many of which are necessary for normal vital functions. The liver supports almost every organ in the body and is vital for survival.

See Dr. Wiki for more information.

Is this a biology blog?

NOOOOOOOOOT!

This is a "Hashem" blog!

How did you get a liver? You were in your mother's womb when you got it, but she can't make liver on her own. Maybe a delicious chopped liver for dinner but not one that will carry out all of the functions of a human liver.

I will tell you what happened. Hashem Yisborach "snuck" in there when Mom was busy shopping in the supermarket or buying a new maternity dress for Shabbos [or eating chocolate] and created for you a perfectly functioning liver. So perfectly functioning it will quietly do its job, give you life and YOU WILL NEVER NOTICE!

The only time people notice is when it malfunctions. OYYYYYYYY beloved friends!! Let us notice NOW. Let us spend tomorrow thinking about all the terrible things that would happened if something went wrong with our liver Chas Vi'shalom [see the Wiki page on liver diseases - if you have a strong constitution...] and be filled with unlimited gratitude to the Creator for providing us FREE OF CHARGE [!!] with this vital, complex and miraculous organ. Miraculous because it came from a tiny putrid drop and knows EXACTLY what to do for the 80-90 years it inhabits our body, even though chances are that we don't even know what it does.

Lets put a price tag on it for the sake of argument. 5 billion dollars. Add the two billion for your hand, another two for the other and we are up to NINE BILLION DOLLARS. On you right now.

Are you bi'simcha or what!

If it weren't sefira I would have to dance with much more joy and vigor than at my wedding day.

And we haven't even gotten to our kidneys....

LOVE AND BLESSINGS!!:)