They look like the finest diamonds. I am rich! So rich that diamonds adorn leaves in my backyard.
I however, am as gloomy as the weather, despite the jewels sparkling on my flowers. I took my dog Robbie to the vet to have a growth removed from his eyelid and some other operations that I won’t go into here. He is 13 years old and I am a little worried about him. I know he will be hurting when he comes home. I am trying to think of other things unsuccessfully and not even SNOOD will help me today.
But this is part of life too. One cannot have rejoicing every day, how then would you celebrate a really joyous occasion? So this is like the night watch, guarding the light of hope in the middle of the day. One must be awake for these parts too. So we can be fully awake for the joy when it comes.
Obviously Robbie is a another reminder of all things mortal. This must be a drill. . . I won’t pretend that all is well, but I also won’t presume to say that all is lost either. Rabbi Nachman said, “ Know! A person walks in life on a very narrow bridge. The most important thing is not to be afraid.”
It’s that narrow place that is the road to greatness. The middle path. Learning to maintain the balance of all things. To every thing, there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.
One day, not today, we will talk about what our Rabbi says. It’s on an even higher plane than the above view, one that you can hardly get your mind around. I am not articulate enough today to explain it, but I am planning to be very soon !