Joy Is A Sign of Bestowal
Question: Why does one have to be joyous on Sukkot?
Answer: Joy is a sign of agreeing with the Creator to acquire His properties. I (the soul) obtain the properties of bestowal, the Light of Hassadim (Mercy), under the influence of Ohr Makif (the Surrouding Light) that “comes to me through the roofing of a tabernacle” thanks to the screen which I built from the “threshing-floor and winepress.”
On a threshing-floor, grain (the Light of Hassadim) is procured, and the husk remains. Wine is made in a winepress, and oil cake is left. Yet, from the waste that has no value to my egoism, I build the most precious thing in my life: the screen. That is, I raise the importance of the property of bestowal over reception particularly in these two Lights or forces of nature: Hassadim (Mercy) and Hochma (Wisdom).
I change the intention on the desire of these two Lights (fillings) from receiving to bestowing. I see value in “waste from the threshing-floor and winepress,” rise above my egoism, my evil, and prefer to exist in filling the desires of others instead of mine. I do so to subsequently reveal the Creator.
Joy signifies that I’m in the state of bestowal. It is the outcome of my completely merging with the Creator and justifying all of His actions.
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From the 4th part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/21/10, Shamati #96
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If I want to be in bestowal then, I want to live filling the desires of others. What does this mean in my daily life? Am I saying helpful words to others? Am I giving them material that will help them achieve something? Am I constantly thinking of them and wishing them well? What am I paying attention to? What does bestowal look like? How does it feel?