It states (Esther (6:13) ויאמרו לו חכמיו וזרש אשתו אם מזרע היהודים מרדכי אשר החלות לנפל לפניו לא תוכל לו כי נפול תפול לפניו, "His wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, 'If Mordechai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish seed, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before him.'" The pasuk uses the expression זרע היהודים, Jewish seed. The Tiferes Shlomo explains that seeds are placed in the ground. They were saying that the Jewish nation grows from the lowest level. In fact, it is specifically from the lowest levels that their growth sprouts forth.
Rashi writes that Zeresh said, “This nation has been compared to the stars and the dust. When they descend, they descend to the dust; when they ascend, they ascend to the sky and the stars.” The Tiferes Shlomo explains that from the dust, they rise to the highest levels.
This also applies to the individual. When a person falls to a low level, r'l, he can rise from there to extremely high levels. In retrospect, because of the fall, he rises even higher.
Esther requested from the chachamim that the story of Megillas Esther should be read in all generations (see Megillah 7., "קבעוני לדורות"). Certainly, Esther wasn't looking for honor or pride. So why did she ask for this, and what was her intention?
Miracles and Hope
Sifsei Chachamim (Introduction to masechta Megillah #25) writes, "Chazal (Yoma 29.) say אסתר סוף כל הניסים, 'Esther is the end of the miracles.' This means that when a person feels that miracles can't happen to him, he should remember what happened to Esther, and that will remind him that miracles do indeed occur."
Esther was beautiful as it states (Esther 2:7) יפת תואר וטובת מראה. The Rokeach (quoted in Tosfos HaShalem on Megillah) says that the roshei teivos of these words spell יתום, orphan. Because she was an orphan, Hashem granted her beauty because Hashem gives unique gifts to the brokenhearted and downtrodden.
Rebbe Shalom of Shatz zy"a answers: Esther was an orphan; she had a low social status. According to the general rules of nature, nothing special would ever come from her. But Esther became the queen of Madai and Paras, and saved the Jewish nation. She, therefore, requested that her story not be forgotten so that every Jew can know that there is always hope for them, no matter which social status they start at and no matter what spiritual level they fall to.
The Midrash (Esther Rabba 6:7) states, "Hakadosh Baruch Hu said to Yisrael, 'You cried and said (Eichah 5:3) יתומים היינו ואין אב, 'We have become orphans and fatherless.' I swear that the redeemer I will prepare for you in Madai won't have a father or a mother." The Maharal (Or Chodesh) explains, "To battle with Amalek, you must reach the highest level, and only an orphan and those at low levels can reach such high levels. As it states (Yeshayah 57:15) מרום וקדוש אשכון את דכא ושפל רוח, '[Hashem says, I am] exalted and holy, yet I dwell with the crushed and humble in spirit.' Hashem is with those who are low, and He raises them high. Therefore, Esther, an orphan from her father and mother, achieved social greatness above Haman. When Bnei Yisrael said they were orphans, Hakadosh Baruch replied that He doesn't abandon those at low levels. 'I swear, your redeemer in Madai will be an orphan because Hashem raises them high so that they can overcome Haman.'"
Therefore, those who are downtrodden shouldn't lose hope because Hashem raises specifically such people to the highest levels.
