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G‑d’s Fishing Net
Discuss (7)The soul begins in an intimate, essential bond with a Source Beyond All Things. Even as she invests herself into a material world, into a human form, that primordial bond remains imprinted deep within her. It is that bond that pulls her constantly to return, like a magnet pulling its lost other half. All the searching of Man, all his spiritual striving, all is only an expression of this dynamic, this thirst to return.
The desire to return is innate, but it must be awakened. The soul must first realize she is distant. Return in all its strength and passion is found, therefore, in the soul who has wandered far from her true self and then awakened to recognize she is lost. We are like the child being pushed on a swing by her father -- the further our souls are thrust away, the greater the force of our return.
As well, the drive to return is G-d's fishing net. For in its search to reunite with Him, the soul finds G-d in all the matters of this world. And so, these too are pulled in. And the deeper the descent, the greater the treasure.
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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Exquisite, is the most apt description, Your understanding and metaphorical expressions are next to none!!!!
One has to read over, repeatedly, what you write, it is SO profound, and true.
Yours truly
portsmouth, ohio
But it must not be that way. It is something like love. It can fall down on you and it is so great, you couldn't imagine.
But there can be growth also. I started loving Hashem, when I was a child. I wanted to know about Him more and more. And I came nearer and nearer to Him, was in love with Him, and He even allowed me to be one of His most loved children in the world, Am Yisrael. Should I wish instead, that once I had been far away from Him? No. To be near Him means happiness, whether it happens in one great moment,
or it grows like a plant. Both ways are wonderful. Baruch Hu!
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I don't think this is what you wanted to convey about the soul, because the soul is truly a "piece of G-d" - created before there was a definition of "earliest" - and beyond the definition of time.
Being "reawakened" is also probably not what you wished to convey because the soul is always longing for G-d. The "reawakening" occurs in the body .... when the soul's continued desire is "heard" and "internalized" by the physical brain -- and then body -- of the person.
PLEASE be careful with "creativity" in wording. I personally like creative wording, but sometimes such wording destroy the very teachings they are used to describe and/or uphold. All the best in your literary career. All the above was stated only with the best intentions -- no personal ego.
your chassidus is really cool and interesting
keep up the good work !
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