I was talking to my wife in between shacharis and mincha of Yom Kippur and the discussion turned to the fact that there is a master plan for everyone and you can either choose to go along with it or you can fight against it. But either way, HaShem has a goal in mind for you and there is no other place for you to possibly fit in.
We've been very into puzzles this year and we were discussing this idea based on a puzzle metaphor. Each piece is only part of a part of the picture. It's essentially an odd shaped piece of cardboard with a few colors in obscure shapes on it. But if you find the pieces that fit around it and fill in its gaps, and the pieces whose gaps it can fill, then a picture begins to form. And the more pieces you get that can come together and complement each other, the more amazing the picture.
On the other hand, if you want to try to hide your faults and claim that they aren't there, you are a complete individual who needs help from nobody and you can do it all on your own, then you will remain that pathetically odd shaped piece of cardboard and the holes that you have will be even more noticeable than when you allowed others to help you fill them.
Additionally, there is just no way for you to fill someone else's shoes. You don't have the strengths that complement those around that other piece. You don't stick out at the right angle, or the coloring may be off. And if you try to occupy someone else's space, you leave yours empty still. The only way for the entire picture, and ultimately the entire world, to come together in a beautiful creation is for each piece and person to consciously decide to find his place. Look at his shape, his strengths and weaknesses, and see where those can be used to help others and who can help him fill in his own gaps.
We've been very into puzzles this year and we were discussing this idea based on a puzzle metaphor. Each piece is only part of a part of the picture. It's essentially an odd shaped piece of cardboard with a few colors in obscure shapes on it. But if you find the pieces that fit around it and fill in its gaps, and the pieces whose gaps it can fill, then a picture begins to form. And the more pieces you get that can come together and complement each other, the more amazing the picture.
On the other hand, if you want to try to hide your faults and claim that they aren't there, you are a complete individual who needs help from nobody and you can do it all on your own, then you will remain that pathetically odd shaped piece of cardboard and the holes that you have will be even more noticeable than when you allowed others to help you fill them.
Additionally, there is just no way for you to fill someone else's shoes. You don't have the strengths that complement those around that other piece. You don't stick out at the right angle, or the coloring may be off. And if you try to occupy someone else's space, you leave yours empty still. The only way for the entire picture, and ultimately the entire world, to come together in a beautiful creation is for each piece and person to consciously decide to find his place. Look at his shape, his strengths and weaknesses, and see where those can be used to help others and who can help him fill in his own gaps.
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