We can see this phenomenon when we look at people's behavior during the winter.
The winter is preceded by the fall months during which people are very busy with the Yomim Tovim. They are preoccupied with thinking about the holidays as well as with the practical aspects of the relevant Mitzvos. Then come long months of seemingly no change one after the other. People end up spending a lot of time at home, and much less time in the company of others.
How do people tend to respond? Many people throw themselves into new projects during the winter. They are doing so in order to escape the feeling of being alone. Rather than appreciating the opportunity to know themselves, they engage in courses, projects or get involved in organizations. Anything to escape being alone.
This is what the Torah says: לא טוב היות האדם לבדו, man does not feel at ease when he is alone. He finds external stimuli on which to rest.
The winter is preceded by the fall months during which people are very busy with the Yomim Tovim. They are preoccupied with thinking about the holidays as well as with the practical aspects of the relevant Mitzvos. Then come long months of seemingly no change one after the other. People end up spending a lot of time at home, and much less time in the company of others.
How do people tend to respond? Many people throw themselves into new projects during the winter. They are doing so in order to escape the feeling of being alone. Rather than appreciating the opportunity to know themselves, they engage in courses, projects or get involved in organizations. Anything to escape being alone.
This is what the Torah says: לא טוב היות האדם לבדו, man does not feel at ease when he is alone. He finds external stimuli on which to rest.
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