Thursday, August 5, 2010

What is love?

"What is love? Baby don't hurt me"

This is the chorus to the 1993 song by Haddaway, later popularized by the 1998 hit move "Night at the Roxbury"

I was sitting learning in 770 when this song suddenly came into my head.
"Why has this entered into my head?" I thought as I sat learning Chitas.
I began to think deeply on this trivial thing (ADD will do that to you.)
I was reminded of the 42nd chapter of Tanya where the Alter Rebbe explains that even though fearing Hashem is connected to moving away from evil, however, it is impossible to serve Hashem at all, without first prefacing fear. That means that one can not do anything meaningful out of love without first respecting Hashem and not wanting to go against his will. The same can be said of interpersonal relationships. One can not love another if one is willing to do do that which is harmful or not in the best interest of the other person.
Hashem should give us the strength to treat each other with love, and not chas v'shalom do anything hurtful to one another.

We should have ahavas chinam, and as The Rebbe mentions in many sichos, when the reason is nullified the effects are nullified, and since the underlying reason for our golus is sinas chinam, when that will be rectified, surely the geulah shelaima will come, with Hashem's help and our effort, immediately!

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