Infinite Kindness, not leaving room for the opposing attribute of Severity to exist or find any expression. Similarly, Severity wanted to be infinite Severity, without any room for Kindness at all.
Even though, in theory, the desire to be infinite corresponds to the character of the Light, which is infinite, in actuality, it was a disaster. Since all of the attributes wanted to be infinite at the same time, none of them were able to co-exist, and they all broke apart and shattered. This is like a team of workers on which each individual wants to be the boss, to the point that the whole enterprise falls apart and no one gets anything done.
Thus, the “shattering of the Keilim-Vessels” of the system of Tohu was a direct result of the fact that each attribute only felt its own need to be infinite. This idea is the spiritual source of the ego that we, created beings, have, where we feel our own spiritual or physical needs more than those of others.
After the “shattering of the Keilim” of Tohu, Hashem made a new system of Keilim, called Tikun. In the system of Tikun, each attribute is not only nullified to the Light, but also to all the other attributes. Since the Keilim of Tikun are more “selfless” and “humble,” they are able to work together to reveal Hashem.
