When we strive for greatness and perfection, we are ultimately striving to fulfill the purpose for which Hashem created us – to connect with Him and enjoy His ultimate goodness. This is the Jewish perspective on achieving greatness and reaching our potential. It is not merely about personal happiness or fulfillment, but about aligning ourselves with the ultimate good that Hashem has in store for us.
As we go about our daily lives, let us remember the value of our time and the importance of using it wisely to fulfill our mission of connecting with Hashem and achieving greatness. Just as we would not want to waste a single penny of our money, let us not waste a single second of our time. Let us strive for greatness in all that we do, knowing that in doing so, we are fulfilling our ultimate purpose in life.
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Regenerate
This is the experience of being all-knowing, all-kind, all-loving, all-powerful, of having complete self-control (inasmuch as is possible for one who is âotherâ than Hashem Himself). These are truly G-dly experiences, experiences of Olam Haba.
Marriage with Hashem
To add an additional layer to this explanation, when Hashem created man, He did so to create a marriage relationship with him. Marriage is when two people connect in such a deep way that they fuse existentially into one. As we have previously explained, this is why Adam and Chava were originally created as one being; it was to show them, and us, that the goal of marriage is to become one, to recreate the original oneness that they once shared. This is also why the relationship between Klal Yisrael and Hashem is referred to as a marriage. At Har Sinai, the Jewish people married Hashem â with the mountain serving as the chuppah. Shir HaShirim is a sefer that Chazal interpret as a description of the love-relationship between Hashem and the Jewish people. This is the original connection that Hashem intended to forge with man when He created him. Hashem therefore created us in this world to earn our share in Olam Haba, the place where each of us can enjoy this existential connection and oneness with Hashem. However, there is an obvious problem with this.
Why Not Free?
If Hashemâs goal was to give us the ultimate goodness, defined as connection with Him, and Olam Haba is the place of this ultimate connection, then what is the purpose of this world? Why did Hashem create us in this world where we have to earn our share in the World to Come? If Hashem really wanted to give us the ultimate good, then why not give it to us to begin with for free? Why do we have to go through the difficult process of earning it in this world? In our next article, we will attempt to answer this question and continue exploring this extraordinarily important topic.