היושבת בגנים ה'תשי"א

Cheering us on from Above

Neshamos l'maala are connected to us. Both those who have already come down here as well as those yet to come.  We know they give us strength & cheer us on.  But how well do they, living in Olam Ha"Emes, appreciate the challenges and darkness of this world?   What is their perspective on our less than ideal Avoda? You'd imagine they'd be frustrated watching us fall prey
to the utter shtus of this world no different than a wise Zeide have to watch their teenage grandchild struggle with unhealthy habits and influences.

In  this short Maamer said just days after Basi Legani 5711, the Rebbe explains that these holy Neshamos have the ability to sense the beauty and depth of this world.  They see that it is our imperfect Avoda that creates the Dira B'toachtonim that all the Olamos are waiting for.  And that notwithstanding our many faults (in kabbalos ol, missed oppurtunity, and geshmak in serving Hashem) they appreciate how it our tiny victories over the Yetzer Hara represent real Mesiras Nefesh, that which builds the Dira B'tachtonim.