Life is Good

Life is good.

Come to think of it, life is VERY good.

Does that mean I have no stress or pain? Of course not.

But here's my thought process:

1. I believe in G-d.

2.  I believe in a G-d who loves me very deeply, like a parent loves his/her baby. G-d loves us all that way.

3. I believe that our souls, prior to this human journey, were in a sublime state of Holiness and Tranquility.

4. G-d took us away from that sublime tranquility to send us on this painful human journey. Since no Parent would inflict meaningless pain on a child, I can only conclude that this life must be of tremendous benefit to our souls, a benefit which far outweighs the existential pain.

The Torah teaches me that life here and now, with its challenges and moral dilemmas, has incredible 'Divine voltage'. Today, right now, I can experience a powerful connection to the Divine, greater than that of a disembodied soul floating in Paradisical Spirituality.

How can I experience such an intimate connection with G-d, sitting here at my computer? How can I, a human being with weaknesses and failings, connect with the Divine at such a transcendent level? The Torah tells me that when I meaningfully navigate life's haze - when I do a Mitzvah - I encounter the Divine.

When I am conscious of G-d and of our human mission, so that I make the right choices, I am plugged into the Divine. No matter where I am, I always have the option of pro-actively guiding my life in a conscious and meaningful direction.  That's cosmic.

Bottom line: Life is certainly full of obstacles and stress, but there's pure Divinity hidden in the challenges. And every moment of life, I have the option of accessing that Beauty.

I really wish I could see and feel it, but I guess that would take away the challenge.