Fortitude - Daily Dose of Wisdom

Maybe you feel you just can’t hack it. You know there is nothing to fear, but you are afraid. Your mind affirms that there are no obstacles that cannot be overcome, but your heart is unable to overcome even its very own pangs.

It’s true; there are people who do not run from anything, who know no fear of beast or man, of life or of death. Even as they enter this world, they remain above and beyond; their feet barely touch the ground. They are the tzadikim, those who never enter the monster’s lair. But if they never enter that place, how could they ever slay the dragon?

You, on the other hand, you face that awesome fear inside on its own ground. So you will make a partnership. The tzadik will lend you his power and with it you will wrestle the dark monster to the dust. For all of us are a single soul.

Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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December 27, 2009

fortitude

Dear Rabbi,

Please explain "single soul."

Thank you

ingride lewis
kfar saba, israel

December 26, 2009

Thank you Rabbi Freeman...

Your daily dose of words has again helped me......This time, your words have eased a fear I have been "wrestling" with....and your comment about "all of us are a single soul" is a powerful reminder, that I am part of that "one soul " and I should have no fear ion the secular battle ground.....
All I need fear, is G-d.

Chana
east stroudsburg, pa

December 26, 2009

no words can express such a deep an a biding feeling ,how beuatifully deeply it felt thank you

alina carr
roselle park , nj

December 25, 2009

tazadikim

We can always look for the attributes of charity within....and all the rest of the personal characteristics.
Shabbat Shalom,

Chanoch Brown
Miami Beach, FL

December 25, 2009

I think we all are Tzadikim

Some more experienced, some less.

Even the most experienced Tzadik have once, in one time, entered the monster's lair and wrestled with it, otherwise how could he know that there are no monsters that we should fear?

Carmen

December 25, 2009

Fortitude

My life is hard. I am very grateful for your Daily Dose. When change comes I'm gonna let you know :) (Mirtz Hashem, there should be change!!)

Anthony Burman
Cape Town, SA

December 25, 2009

Tzadik's power

The comments left indicate some truth to this tzadik you speak of, that point made you also spoke "those who never enter the monster’s lair". Perhaps they robbed the monster lair and split to higher ground for safety or something completely different that involved some kind of Testing or something, who knows, it's good stuff to read so thanks for writing it sir.

James David
Trabuco Canyon, Ca/USA

February 15, 2009

Thanks!

I don't know how you do it, but every day, the dose is exactly what I need to keep going. Todah!

Anonymous

February 15, 2009

inspiring

hmm...i recieve these "daily doeses" everyday and for a while ive had so much mail and things to do that ive been deleting them often however, today, i was feeling a little down and well i dont know i decided to read this one because i figured it couldnt do anything but help in the given depression i was in. honestly, not only did it make me feel kinda better but i think it was one of the most inspitiring if not THE most inspiring of the daily doses. this is beautiful and i guess what we all need to know sometimes is things which we fear, such as fear, are what make us human and we are not angels =) thanks.

Angela Bronstein
Flushing, NY

February 15, 2009

Fortitutde

I read this and wondered, Did he hear my conversation last night? Because that is precisely how I feel. As if G-d had a little too much faith in me and my abilities to handle life's challenges. So thank you, again and again, for your Daily Dose wisdom. Even when I can't feel in my heart that it is true for me, I know that it must be, somehow. I can't be that special, so if it is true for other Jews, other non-Jews, for all people, than why not for me?

Anonymous
Englewood, NJ

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