נעשה אדם נאמר בעבורך
In the piyyut of Bar Yochai, we sing, “נעשה אדם נאמר בעבורך, the will of Hashem that is expressed in ‘Let Us make man’ refers to you (Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai)”—you, Rabbi Shimon, are the fulfillment of the purpose of creating man. Some comment that this would seem to contradict the Chazal נוח לו לאדם שלא נברא משנברא, it would be better for a person not to have been created (Eruvin 13b)—suggesting that our journey in This World is not a very pleasant one.
Indeed, for ordinary people, it is difficult to say that the entire journey of toil and suffering was worth it, and Chazal conclude that it would have been preferable not to have been created. But regarding Rabbi Shimon, we attest, the plan succeeded. About Rabbi Shimon, we don’t say נוח לו לאדם שלא נברא.
This is because the simple difference is that unlike others, he elevated himself to become the pinnacle of creation, the purpose of creating man. But the Klausenberger Rebbe explains this contrast in a way that pertains to each of us, because it is so true.
Accepting the Plan
“Do you know why it’s better for man not to have been created?” says the Klausenberger Rebbe. “It’s because humans are by nature stubborn, unwilling to accept their lot in life. This bothers him... and that irks him... and if he were given the choice, he would have chosen differently.”
A person was created with one set of circumstances, and he doesn’t know whether he agrees with the plan. If asked, he may have chosen to be born with different conditions. HaKadosh Baruch Hu looks at this
