The Journey of a Lifetime

It wasn’t about the length of the wait (is there a calendar in Eternity?); it was about the depth of the anticipation.

Finally, FINALLY, you got the go-ahead for the ultimate challenge, the ‘Iron Man Competition’ of the ages:

You would be embarking on the journey of Human Existence.

Why did you want it so much?

Why would you long for the pain, the suffering, and the inevitable tears?

Because there’s so much to be gained.

Sure, you knew you’d be afflicted with a wide assortment of struggles, internal and external. But you also knew full well that every time you rose to the occasion, every time you transcended a self-indulgent bad mood, every time you consciously guided your life in a meaningful direction, every time you crossed the boundary from self-centeredness to responsibility-centeredness, every time you saw an otherwise mundane moment as a beautiful opportunity waiting to be capitalized – you would be creating Cosmic Harmony.

Your deepest desire was to melt deeper into the Infinite Oneness of the Great Divine, and – FINALLY - this was your ticket.

Yes. You knew that the payoff for your personal victories was the creation of greater Oneness between G-d and the world, and immeasurably greater Divine intimacy within your own soul.

That’s why wanted it so badly.

That’s you waited so longingly.

And, now, your moment had finally arrived.

You were to be born.

So now you’re here, facing a life of blessing and bother, of purity and pain, of success and struggle.

All in all: A life of opportunities.

What are you waiting for?