"You should strive for a union between your purposes in life and
purposes of the Divine Principle directing the universe. There is no bond of
union on earth to compare with the union between a human soul and G-d." -
24 hours a day, August 1
There are times when I wonder why I struggle so much. Mostly it's because I
am fighting against what is happening. I am not wanting it to occur, not wanting it
to continue or not wanting it to be so bad -- simply put, I am fighting against
reality. Even more simply put -- I am fighting against the way G-d wants things to
be. So, how futile is that? What could be more useless than to fight against G-d's
reality?
I would be better off to get in tune with what is, rather than try to change it
to what isn't. Looking at it in much broader terms: Although it doesn't
always seem that way to me at the time, life eventually works out much better when
it goes according to G-d's plan rather than mine. I can't even
imagine what a mess the world would be in if I were the one who was running it!
So, here's the plan: adapt my will to the will of G-d, instead of trying to
convince Him to change things to the way I would like them. In fact, I think
that most of the time, when we try to change things, we actually leave Him out
of the picture entirely. I need to always remember that He is the Prime Mover
and Shaker.
Rav Mordechai of Lachovitz said : "If your life is not as you will it, adapt
your will to your life."
Sounds like a great plan!
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