Self expression.
In the society we live in self expression is of crucial importance. It’s the right of every individual, it is a goal to strive to and can be said to be the purpose of our existence and the way to achieve happiness.
Self expression is rooted deeply within the human being. Perhaps this can be attributed to the words of the holy Zohar which state that G-d created the world “So they (the creations) will know him”.
If G-d’s self expression is the reason for creation no wonder it is so much a part of the human spirit.
Now you wonder how could this be? Is G-d looking to be famous? Does he need our recognition? Is that what the whole creation is about?
The Zohar gives another reason for the creation: “To do good to the created beings”. Perhaps both these reasons are one and the same, the ultimate good that G-d can give us is his self expression allowing us to know him. In other words g-d’s self expression is for our benefit not his.
We are commanded to emulate G-d, “just as he is kind so shall you be kind”. Expressing ourselves in a G-dly manner would mean to express ourselves for the benefit of others. when someone wants to talk to us for encouragement or friendship or any other reason and we are impatient or not in the mood, we should express ourselves for the benefit of someone else.
Our self expression is not necessarily selfish, it can be selfless and G-dly.
3 comments:
That's awesome. It's something I've always struggled with. Hashem is the biggest 'ego' and He's not even ashamed to tell us about it. You put it in a different perspective. I got to think about this.
Could you please explain a little more how Daas makes friends? I don't really get it. Friends could think,understand, like, hate differently. As long as they get turned on from the same things? Doesn't make sense to me.
looking for a Friend?
what is a friend?
perhaps on the most basic level a friend is someone you connect to.
Daas is connection.
connection does not mean that you are on the same level of intellectual capacity - although that might help. connection means that the two of you have a have common ground in the way you see the world.
if I care about global warming and I talk about it until I am blue in the face, and my friend could not care less, a connection is missing, and the friendship will feel it and suffer.
the more common ground we share in our intellectual connection, the closer we will fell to each other, allowing the friendship to thrive.
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