However, the way it happened is that the damage came, and afterwards the repair. And the repair was not completed... Thus we have the two beginnings – the creation and the destruction – that we discussed above....except to the degree that would provide a root for the cycle of destruction and repair... For it is already clear that everything was brought about with exact measurement.
Thus without the repair on all those levels on which it was brought about, it would not have been possible for man’s service to add further repair. But had the repair been greater, there would have been no further need for any kind of service....that would provide a root for the cycle of destruction and repair to continue in the world. Since they are both in one balance, sometimes one increases and sometimes the other.