Now that the dreams of our human hearts have not been realized and we have suffered discouragement and loss, the first choice we must make is whether we are going to approach the rest of our lives as victims or as survivors. The difference between the two is drastic. Victims focus on the injuries and wounds and treatment they or their loved ones have received, and put up walls around their hearts designed to limit their vulnerability to new sources of pain. Victims withdraw. Victims sulk. Victims hold grudges. Victims nurse wounds. Victims refuse to let go of the past. Survivors choose to pick up the broken pieces of their lives, put as many of the broken pieces back together as will fit, choose to forgive and release those who wronged them or failed to protect them, and press on with life. Survivors refuse to give up on the future. And so, what do we do with the debris caused by accusation, and opinion, and offense? The Holy One does not intend for us to be morbid. He quickly turns the attention of the people away from issues of death back to issues of life. He focuses us on the task of rebuilding the Community of the Redeemed – a task in which He desires for us to work as His partners in co-creation. - Taken from Parsha Korach (Shuir Chamishi) by Rabbis Son -
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:22:15 +0000
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