Did you see Evan Almighty? Cute movie. The basic message was we can change the world with small acts of random kindness. I couldn't think of a more kabbalistic message.
Rav Ashlag, founder of The Kabbalah Centre in 1922, gave a simple analogy to explain this. Place on one side of a balance scale sesame seeds that represent chaos, darkness, pain and suffering, and on the other side place sesame seeds that represent unlimited fulfillment, joy, happiness, and the removal of all pain and suffering.
Rav Ashlag then asked the question: How many seeds would it take to tip the scale one way or the other? The answer is one. And that's how we change the world. That seed could be one action of caring — one person deciding to make a difference.
Too often we believe who we are isn't enough, our gestures of kindness and love won't make a difference, our ability to restrict our ego won't mean a thing in the grand scale of things. Yet, according to the kabbalists, just one action can mean the difference between darkness and Light.
Today, think about what that one sesame seed would be for you. What could tip the scales in your own life from garbage to gift, from darkness to Light, from selfishness to unconditional giving?
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