I received your letter, in which you write that you have set your mind on the kind of person you would like to marry, but find it difficult to meet such a person. However, in matters of a shidduch, as in any other thing, it is no good limiting oneself, or limiting G-d’s help, to any particular and narrow objective. I therefore do not think that you should limit yourself to considering a rabbi or a professional man as the only possible partner for you.
Another point is that it is necessary to do something in a natural and appropriate way to meet a suitable party, while, at the same time, having full faith in the Almighty, that He will send His blessing, and the stronger such faith will be, the quicker one will see the realization of it.
Besides, a person who has faith and optimism is a more cheerful and successful person than one who is discouraged and pessimistic.
And so you should try to enlist the help of your friends in this matter....
==== Rebbe letter 5718 / 1957
