27 March 2023 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

Mishpetei HaRav Kook / It Depends on Us

„When a single soul holds a darkened idea, it darkens the entire human image accordingly; and at the hour when it shines, the light spreads through all.”From Ketavim (Ktav Yad Kodesh) II

Within us is an immense power to illuminate or to extinguish the world — through the deeds we do, the words we speak, the light or the darkness we spread. The flutter of one person's butterfly wings can change an entire world.

How important it is to weigh each of our words, to think before every act, to be exacting in every deed. It is in our hands to save or to destroy an entire world. Are you in pain right now? Do good for the world, spread light, and the world will shine. Do not increase darkness!

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