The bottom line is that a person cannot possibly do Teshuvah - truly connect to Hashem - when he is down and small minded. It is only possible when a person is feeling good about himself and is in a happy mood. If a person enters Rosh Hashanah, for example, all down because of his perception of wrongdoing, it is not the time to engage in Teshuvah. Better to wait until after the joy of Sukkos when he is feeling the power of his connection to Hashem. Work during Rosh Hashanah on beginning to feel that power.
The same is true when it comes to Tisha B'Av. If someone enters the Fast feeling down and depressed about the Destruction he will not be able to feel the greatness of the Bais HaMikdosh and truly connect to it. Before Tisha B'Av it is worth working on mutual love with others. Feeling the love and connection will enable someone to then enter the day and feel those areas in which that love and connection are missing. Rather than walking around with faces looking down, which is a superficial manifestation of the mourning, it is better to expand your consciousness so that you can feel it in reality. "Speak to the heart of Jerusalem,' the prophet says. How can one speak to the heart if the heart is not present - if the heart is ignorant of what it means to feel a connection?
The same is true when it comes to Tisha B'Av. If someone enters the Fast feeling down and depressed about the Destruction he will not be able to feel the greatness of the Bais HaMikdosh and truly connect to it. Before Tisha B'Av it is worth working on mutual love with others. Feeling the love and connection will enable someone to then enter the day and feel those areas in which that love and connection are missing. Rather than walking around with faces looking down, which is a superficial manifestation of the mourning, it is better to expand your consciousness so that you can feel it in reality. "Speak to the heart of Jerusalem,' the prophet says. How can one speak to the heart if the heart is not present - if the heart is ignorant of what it means to feel a connection?
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