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Dance with the Other
Discuss (10)As a mother and the baby she holds in her arms, as a father and child, as two in courtship or in marriage, so we are with Him. One chases, the other runs away. One runs away, the other chases. One initiates, the other responds. The other initiates, the one responds. It is a dance, a game, a duet that plays as surely as the pulse of life.
Until one falls away and becomes estranged. Then the other looks and says, "This is not an other. We are one and the same." And so, they return to each other's arms once again.
It is a great mystery, but in estrangement, there is found the deepest bond.
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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Our relationship with G-d is the deepest relationship we have. It has all the qualities of child and parent, of a married couple madly in love, of brother and sister, of a servant loyal to his master--all of these and more.
Your soul is G-d breathing within you.
mychabad.org
Legally, the parent-child relationship ends if the child is adopted by someone else.
Is the human-Hashem relationship unbreakable, or can it end?
Camarillo, CA
River Falls, AL
How to explain it? Who knows? - is it not just an intrinsic part of being human?
Lastly, why are we not aware that we "want" something before we are estranged from it? Again, human nature? But why?? Why are we so short-sighted?
Johannesburg, South Africa
It was delivered to my inbox at a time when I needed to read it the most. Thank you for these word and peace it has given me.
London
Hatimah tovah to you and your family!
Jerusalem, Israel
And it is a very comforting thought, that after the separation the bond is as deep as it can be.
Soon we will have Jom Kippur.
That gives me the feeling as if on a special date the loved ones part, because the one who went away says: "Please wait a day. Tomorrow I will be sad, that I left you."
"Why tomorrow? There is nothing between us at the moment."
"Very sorry, but it's Jom Kippur. We all have to." Is it a wonder, that he/she has great difficulty to repent on demand ?
On a special day, given from outside?
What do you think? Is there something wrong in my thinking???
Thank you, Rav Freeeman, that you give us every day something to think about!!!
To Anonymous: it happens we are admirers of John Donne. We have his complete works and a link on my desktop to his works for easy research. Thank you for your kind thoughts, and keep reading "Thought for the Day". I believe this is my third year subscribing to the "Daily Dose" and I always look forward to this e-mail more than all others, even when repeats. Everything is in Hashem's hand now, and the kindness and compassion of friends whom He guides to help comfort me, has not eased the pain, but we discover together. When the neshama weeps, finding itself caste into darkness, it is simply crying to be reunited with its Source. It is the Bride who searches for the Bridegroom and yearning for the love that will unite them throughout eternity. In the silence, we can hear His voice more clearly. Perhaps that was the reason I was left alone - to remember He Who brought us together and why.
Far Rockaway, NY
I used to check the Thought for the Day daily, but then it started going through a schmaltzy period- sorry, but true. I gave up on it, forgetting there's a fine line we all cross from time to time between inspiration and cliche.
I was looking for some divine guidence, and while this isn't from G-d, it's still Torah, in a way. So I went to it, and read all the available Thoughts for the Days. None of them helped with what I was looking for guidence for, but thank G-d, this one helped beyond measure with another problem, less immediate though greater, that I've been having.
I'm going to start reading these things again.
Also, this reminds of Martin (a.k.a. Mordechai) Buber's "I-Thou" concept, and John Donne's poem, "A Valediction: forbidding mourning."
To Anonymous from Far Rockaway, look into the poem: I think it speaks of just the sort of situation you're in, and I honestly hope it turns out well.
I am broken, yet whole. Weeping, yet hopeful, and praying G-d watches over him and guides him home again.
Far Rockaway, NY