Saturday, July 14, 2012
Pouring liberty on pain
Once in a while, you come across someone... perhaps in synagogue or at work or any other place who is strange to you. As a jew, we are commanded to be kind to the stranger. This commandment even supercedes your own fears of the other person's conduct. Hashem put that person in front of you for a reason. They do not understand your values and they will likely never 'get' your Torah. But your conduct will speak for what sort of God you know. God is trustworthy and blind to hostility, but not entirely absent of course. Not absent at all. So it is heresy if you steam away or do not let that new person express himself or herself truthfully. If there is to be a crime against your wholeness you are commanded to depart. If the person's intellect or poverty is such thag you may be soiled by their inadequacy; it is my beleif tbat you are commanded to stay. Effectively you are Hashems representative on earth and your assignment is to feel tbat other persons emotions. Abrupt less than casual withdrawls can interfere in that person's spiritual growth and even stunt yours. Rely on G-d to guide you and depart after feelings have been shared. This includes persons whom may or may not understand what you, a jew, exist to be.
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