BS’D
Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated l’iluy nishmat Avigayil bas Mordechai. May her neshama bask in the Divine radiance amongst all of the righteous who have departed from this world, Amen.
Rebbe Nachman ztk’l outlines another few thoughts about forgetfulness in his Sefer Hamiddot:
- A person who embarrasses his neighbor becomes forgetful
- Worry leads to forgetfulness
- Falsehood causes one to forget
- Someone with poor memory should encourage others to return to Hashem
As outlined in Likutei Eitzot:
You must be very careful to cultivate a good memory and not to fall into forgetfulness. What is a good memory? It means constantly keeping the thought of the World to Come in the forefront of your mind and never forgetting about it. It would be a very good thing if every Jew were to make it a daily habit, as soon as he opens his eyes in the morning and before he does anything else, to bring to mind that the World to Come is the only true goal. He should do this as soon as he wakes up. This is the concept of memory in general. And it has to be followed through into every detail of the day. With every thought, word and deed which G-d sends you every day, you must broaden your understanding and perception of G-d. You must understand that every one of them is a hint which G-d sends you in order to draw you closer to Him. G-d Himself is infinite and without end. But He `contracts’ Himself, as it were, to our level, using all the experiences which He sends us each day, in order to signal to us and guide us. It is up to us to recognize this and find the messages in all the thoughts, words and deeds which are sent to us, in order that we may reach a deeper insight and come closer to G-d (54:2).
Who would have thought that Emuna can even sharpen one’s memory… another reason to keep reading your Daily Dose of Emuna!
