Perhaps if we make an honest evaluation, we may discover that in a spiritual sense we are delirious, we are floundering and feel unable to rise (just as the chosid, in the first story, was physically). We may be so deprived of ruchniyus that we become oblivious to our spiritual surroundings.
But, even in such a state, the specialness of Yud Tes Kislev has the power to penetrate our consciousness, to overcome our apathy, and to draw us out. Because in truth chassidus is our very life, therefore, no matter how far gone we think we are, it can restore us.
And then we can live in a way that demonstrates our consciousness and awareness of the fact that it is our chayus, our very life, by conducting ourselves in a way that demonstrates that the central and most important parts of our day are our limud hachasidus and darkei hachassidus!
L’chaim! May we all acknowledge and recognize that chassidus is the literal אור וחיות נפשנו and may the day of the giluy of chassidus and Rosh Hashono l’chassidus serve as the final preparation for אתימר – the complete and final geulah and “Torah chadosho mei’iti teitzei”, with the immediate revelation of Moshiach Tzidkeinu TUMYM!!!
Rabbi Akiva Wagner
