To Feel the Pain of Another Is Part of Menuchas Hanefesh

To Feel the Pain of Another Is Part of Menuchas Hanefesh

Not Being Indifferent to Another’s Pain

Thus, it is clear that attaining complete menuchas hanefesh is hard work—because menuchah doesn’t mean apathy, simply being unconcerned about anything. It means that a person can be fully present—with all facets of his nefesh—in any given situation.

And when a Yid is zocheh to attain menuchah, it is such a pleasure. He can rejoice in the joy of others, he can empathize completely with others, because in every situation, he is fully there.

And here is the place to address a common mistake that people make: When another Yid has a tzarah, R”l, many suddenly gain a newfound calm, and they tell themselves that this is menuchas hanefesh...but accord—