An understanding person knows that despite all of the efforts he exerts, his accomplishments are attributed to Hashem who has bestowed upon him the Light. Even though he is the one who actualized all the details of his own life, nevertheless, as he is merely the vessel for the light - the recipient - the glory is to the Eternal and the Creation has no independent existence.
Many people view the ideal of any relationship as being 50-50. They may even view the recipient (in our earlier example that would be the workers) as being higher than the bestower as they are the ones who are exerting the greatest amount of physical effort and they view the workers as having the greatest share of the outcome.
However, the Torah teaches us that there is light and there is a vessel. As long as all the light and life comes from the bestower, the existence of the recipient is predicated on how far he subordinates his or herself to the bestower. It is clear that the success of the project is based on the extent to which each worker give himself over to the overall building plan. Were each worker to decide that he was going to follow his own ideas the project would be a failure.
Many people view the ideal of any relationship as being 50-50. They may even view the recipient (in our earlier example that would be the workers) as being higher than the bestower as they are the ones who are exerting the greatest amount of physical effort and they view the workers as having the greatest share of the outcome.
However, the Torah teaches us that there is light and there is a vessel. As long as all the light and life comes from the bestower, the existence of the recipient is predicated on how far he subordinates his or herself to the bestower. It is clear that the success of the project is based on the extent to which each worker give himself over to the overall building plan. Were each worker to decide that he was going to follow his own ideas the project would be a failure.
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