„The foundation of repentance must always rest upon the mending of the…”
„The foundation of repentance must always rest upon the mending of the future, and at first one should not place so much emphasis, as an obstacle, on the matter of the past.”From Notebook 13, 97
When we want to make a change, to mend something in which we made mistakes, we must focus on the mending and not on the fault that was. Further in the passage the Rav explains: 'If he comes immediately to engage in mending the past, he will encounter many hindrances, and the ways of repentance and nearness to God will be difficult before him.' - When we focus on where we are not good, it is very, very hard for us to advance. But when we focus on the good that is to come, on the mending, the fault passes and the mending arrives much more easily.
And just as this is true for each one of us, it is also true toward other people whom we try to 'mend.' Think about an education that focuses on the good mendings coming to us, and not on the faults that were...
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