The world in which we live today is a flood of confusion.
Yet, ultimately, all the waters of confusion cannot drown the soul,
but only lift it above them
—for, in truth, this is the purpose for which they were created.
Maamar Mayim Rabim 5738.
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. To order Rabbi Freeman’s latest book, Wisdom to Heal the Earth, click here.
© Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with Chabad.org's copyright policy.
More in this section
Join the Discussion
Brenda
Toronto, Canada
January 3, 2013
Defeat Pharoah Direct your powerful Pharoah force towards love of others instead of negativity and conflict - then the soul will emerge in its place. Reply
Anonymous
Johannesburg, South Africa
October 10, 2010
Nomi, I wish I could share your yearning. Reply
José Flávio Nogueira Guimarães
Belo Horizonte, MG/Brazil
October 6, 2010
Waters of confusion... Great message! Very helpful. Nothing happens for nothing. There is a purpose for everything. Even for the waters of confusion. Our souls will never be drowned. Reply
Anonymous
ottawa, canada
October 5, 2010
explanation the soul itself cannot be drowned it could be hidden if you decide to reveal it nothing will be able to stand in your way and you'll be able to reveal the true purpose in every creation including darkness which in truth is to bring out more light Reply
Nomi
Englewood, NJ
October 5, 2010
Waters of confusion
Perhaps I'm still learning to swim, but I don't understand how floundering in confusion can uplift the soul. It seems that those waters can drown the heart, if not the soul.
I love what you wrote, and I, too, am grateful for your inspirational words. But oh, how I wish I could understand, or better yet, experience their truth.
Reply
Patricia
via chabadpasadena.com
July 12, 2007
thank you I am very thankful for these inspirations that I read each morning. I am sure they reach alot of people and touch them in a beautiful way. Reply
Anonymous
Hesperia
October 29, 2019
in response to Patricia:
I totally agree with you because I am one of them. I have been inspired, informed, encouraged and somehow illuminated with many, many teachings from Rabbi Freeman. I'm very thankful for his life! And I praise HaShem-blessed be He- for allowing me to stay alive through difficulties that I have faced. All because I have been blessed through teachings like this one.
In fact, the point is to be so lite in weight that for sure we can float. It means to me... Emunah in the loving kindness from HaShem it will help us to drink not in the sea of caos. Baruch HaShem
Reply
Yes, there is a purpose in the confusion we are living and seeing at this time. Yes, we have the responsible to bring our souls to a greater commitment, in decency, and in action of our Torah values. Still, it is an enormous challenge that we must accept for the generations that come after us. When we look back on the history of our people, the actions of the great men and women led the way, and taught us well.