A disciple asked the Baal Shem Tov: Why is it that one who clings to G-d and knows he is close to Him, sometimes experiences a sense of distance, and loneliness? The Baal Shem Tov explained: When a father sets out to teach his son to walk, he stands in front of him stretching his two hands to either side of the child, so that ha cannot fall. The boy then proceeds toward his fathers outstretched arms. The moment he is close to him, however, the father moves slightly away, and holds his hands farther apart. He does this over and over again so that the child may learn to walk.
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When a man transgresses and repeats his transgression, he deludes himself to believing that what he has done is permissible.
A person need not fear that anyone else will encroach upon the parnassa or position which was destined for him by Heaven. No one loses a job on account of another, for no one is able to touch something which was preordained for someone else.
He who comes to cleanse himself [from sin], will be assisted by Hashem.
It is important for a growing child to be given things he can break. Rabbah often bought imperfect earthenware for his little ones to smash, should they want to.
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