Celebrate the Journey
Here is Torah-wisdom to heal sadness and depression:
"When you enter the land which the Lord your G‑d is giving you as an inheritance, take possession of it and settle it."
(Deuteronomy 26:1)
Many of us hold inside a deep, dark place.
They call it “the abyss.”
We would never tread near there deliberately. But once we fall down, that is the direction in which we roll.
We might blame its existence on past trauma. Or genes.
But neither of these answers is helpful. Or ultimately true.
It exists because the story of your life did not begin at birth.
You began as a breath of G‑d basking in divine light. And from there you descended.
You entered earth-space, metaphysically. And catastrophically.
You were squeezed into a beast of blood, meat and bones. The light was gone.
And so, the dark abyss within. That’s your soul crying.
When you hear that cry, don’t run from it. Instead, find a quiet time to speak to your soul these words: Yes, my soul, it is dark. But that is why you came here. This is an investment. A good investment.
This is the land that G‑d, your beloved G‑d, has given you as your inheritance. You must take ownership of it.
You must settle it with all your divine beauty and light, with a mitzvah here, a word of Torah wisdom there, defying all challenges, illuminating all darkness.
Because once every divine soul has entered this earth-space and fulfilled its mission, then we will all return to this world.
And it will be the promised land, a magnificent world, far beyond anything you experienced up there before your descent.
You will say, “Look, my beloved G‑d, look what Your little neshamah accomplished!”
There you had light. Here you will have G‑d Himself.
Speak all this to your soul. From that deep, dark place will emerge great joy.
(Likutei Sichot vol. 9, p. 357)
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