This wonder—this awe that you experience in a time of quiet contemplation—it is not unique to the human being alone.
Every creature of the universe experiences wonder, a sense that there is something greater, something beyond its grasp, from which it derives life.
And with that sense of wonder each thing receives life. Without that wonder, there is no life. For that wonder is the very foundation of all that is.
Why was the universe created this way?
Because without wonder, the Creator would be forever an alien to His creation.
But when there is wonder, once our work is done, the creation itself will say, “I recognize this. This is the sense of wonder within me.”
Torah Ohr 41d; Torat Menachem 5745, vol. 3, p. 1686; and many other places.
What's the Source of Wonder? Buried deep within a person lies dormant a special spark - a connection to the Creator.
Only when this spark is awakened will the person begin to wonder the meaning of his life and the source of his life.
Without this spark functioning, we will never contemplate these questions.
5777 years ago Adam realized the source of wonder. According to the Kabbalists who also felt this spark within, this discovery is what we celebrate.