Each one of us has amazing potential. We have a living ,spiritual soul within ourselves, and we each have the ability to prophecize. We can't even imagine how great we truly are. The spirituality within each of us is limitless. Even the greatest Tzaddik has a great divide between his potential and what he actually is. When a light is shone on the potential of each individual there is a commensurate Din which demands the ideal accomplishments and is not satisfied with the current mediocrity.
On Rosh HaShanah we are raised on the wings of eagles to taste some of the essential ideal which we can achieve. We each feel the Din piercing our entire being. Who is any of us in comparison with what we should be? The fear of Rosh HaShanah is the gulf that we see between our potential and our actual. For this reason no one can escape the Din. All of this is born of the great love that Hashem has for us. Only those who are destined for greatness are asked why they haven't lived up to their potential. Hashem will not rest until we reach the great light that is fit for our souls.
Someone who has forgotten his inner value is reminded of the great light that he carries within. At times he needs to have roadblocks placed on his path so that he understands that he is facing the wrong direction. All the tribulations of a person are there to remind him of his potential and to block the paths that take him down and away from the light of Hashem. It is like a person whose car is veering out of control. Sometimes the only way to stop him is by purposely damaging a tire.
We often feel only our smallness on Rosh HaShanah. But if we stop to realize that the feeling of smallness comes from an inner knowledge of our potential greatness, it can change our entire experience.
On Rosh HaShanah we are raised on the wings of eagles to taste some of the essential ideal which we can achieve. We each feel the Din piercing our entire being. Who is any of us in comparison with what we should be? The fear of Rosh HaShanah is the gulf that we see between our potential and our actual. For this reason no one can escape the Din. All of this is born of the great love that Hashem has for us. Only those who are destined for greatness are asked why they haven't lived up to their potential. Hashem will not rest until we reach the great light that is fit for our souls.
Someone who has forgotten his inner value is reminded of the great light that he carries within. At times he needs to have roadblocks placed on his path so that he understands that he is facing the wrong direction. All the tribulations of a person are there to remind him of his potential and to block the paths that take him down and away from the light of Hashem. It is like a person whose car is veering out of control. Sometimes the only way to stop him is by purposely damaging a tire.
We often feel only our smallness on Rosh HaShanah. But if we stop to realize that the feeling of smallness comes from an inner knowledge of our potential greatness, it can change our entire experience.
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