Do not think that by worshipping with deveikut 1 you are greater than another. You are
like any other creature, created for the sake of His worship, blessed be He. God
gave a mind to the other just as He gave a mind to you.
What makes you superior to a worm? The worm serves the Creator with all its
mind and strength! 2 Man, too, is a worm and maggot, as it is
written “I am a worm and no man.” (Psalms 22:7) If God had not given you
intelligence you would not be able to worship Him but like a worm. Thus you are
no better than a worm, and certainly [no better] than [other] people.
Bear in mind that you, the worm and all other small creatures are considered
as equals in the world. For all were created and have but the ability given to
them by the blessed Creator. 3
Always keep this matter in mind.
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