23 March 2025 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

To Be Joyful

„And each and every day draws nearer to the holy goal of the happiness of the world and the salvation of humanity.”From Commentary on “Shiru LaHashem Kol Ha'Aretz”

When we believe that, despite all the difficulties, the world is on its way to redemption, every day that passes brings us closer to redemption. When we believe that the world is on its way to ruin, every day that passes brings us closer to ruin. In this difference of outlook lies the difference in how we get up in the morning. Do we rise to a world on its way to being redeemed, or to a world drawing one step closer to its destruction – and thought creates reality.

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