Question: Why do we have to exert efforts and beg the Creator to obtain the property of bestowal? Why can’t a person be given this ability right away?

Answer: The reason is that a person has to pay for it. Then he will consider that this is his property, he earned it, made it from his own self. In this case, he has legitimate pride and ownership of this property and for these actions.

Let’s say, in our world if a person is great in my eyes and I have done something for him, I receive a huge pleasure from this. It happens automatically, I do not have to make any effort. It is the same with the Creator. If He is great in my eyes, then there is no problem whatsoever to do everything for Him that can please Him.

Question: But if I ask any person in the world if the Creator is great in his eyes, he will answer yes. Then why are we unable to do any actions for Him?

Answer: Ask yourself. As a matter of fact, you do not have any respect for the Creator, no reverence for Him, because you do not know anything about Him. You do not sense Him and do not see His greatness. Had you seen His height and His power, you would gladly do something for Him.

Comment: Certainly if I saw it, yes. However, He concealed Himself for a purpose; He does not allow His greatness to be seen.

Answer: It is made this way so we would first get rid of egoism and gradually, as we get rid of the ego, we would be able to become similar to the Creator and approach Him.
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From KabTV’s “Practical Kabbalah” 3/28/24

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