Question: What if the same obstacle returns again and again, constantly intensifying?

Answer: The same obstacle cannot return each time anew. It only seems to us that it is the same obstacle.

For example, a court case may last two or three years, and a person feels as though he is constantly trapped in the same closed circle. But it is not the same obstacle. It is the same external circumstance, yet each time the size of the desires and their form are changed; it is just that we do not perceive it.

In fact, it is very good when it comes this way. It is a very clear sign from the Creator, who wishes to strengthen His connection with the created being. He sends him fear of seemingly terrible things and even intensifies it.

It is similar to a small child who becomes frightened when told, “There is a bear behind the door, be careful!” A person looks at the whole world with fear, thinking, “What will happen?” And although intellectually he understands, he can do nothing with his feelings. He is very afraid.

Only connection with the Creator can sweeten this animal sensation of fear and shift it onto different rails. But this is still not at the human level, not yet for true scrutiny of the connection.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/18/26, Rabash, “According to What Is Explained Concerning ‘Love Thy Friend as Thyself’”

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