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If we do not strive for connection with the force of love and bestowal that created and sustains us, and we simply want to live calmly and quietly on this planet, then naturally we do not want suffering, troubles, and certainly we do not want to ask for any particular self-transformation. In such a state, we want comfort, stability, and peace. We relate to misfortunes by trying to avoid them, by trying to run away from them, and cut them off as much as possible. That is normal, and that is how most people live.
If our goal is only to live well in this world, then the principle we live by is “no suffering and no reward.” We wish to live quietly, lower our profile, avoid unnecessary waves, to make our lives calmer, more modest, and even less noticeable. We can then let the waves pass over us, and there are such people whose inner nature is satisfied with that kind of approach to life. There are also people who initially resist such a life, but after a few blows from fate, they reconcile themselves to it and agree to live quietly.
Everything depends on the root of the soul. Some souls are content with simple earthly existence. Others cannot agree to it under any circumstances.
However, it is different for people who strive for connection with the source force of our lives, the upper force of love and bestowal that created and sustains everyone and everything. For such people, closeness to this force becomes their primary engagement, and then it no longer matters what path leads there, whether it is smooth or accompanied by blows and obstacles.
In such a case, we must relate to suffering and difficulties as help. If we strive for connection with the upper force of love and bestowal, then various obstacles are deliberately placed before us. We discover that by our own strength we cannot overcome them. We see that we are incapable of fulfilling the conditions required for connection. This realization forces us to seek help from the very force that we aim to attain, which is also called “help from above.”
Then the obstacles become necessary. Even the “stick” that beats us becomes meaningful. It is written about this, that one should “kiss the stick that beats you.” It is not because suffering is good in and of itself, but because through it we gain direction toward life’s ultimate purpose.
Otherwise, without striving for connection with the source force of our lives, the upper force of love and bestowal, then we waft through life, letting our egoistic desires for self-benefit take us through long winding and confused paths, like little fish swimming wherever the current carries them.
Based on KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” on January 19, 2026. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.