Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you are the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.” The moment we come to this world, we enter it with clenched fists, seemingly ready to fight. As many of us know, life is not always easy. Oftentimes we need to pull ourselves up by our boot straps and do the necessary work. Throughout childhood we are consumed with what Kabbalah calls the Desire to Receive for the Self Alone. As children, we are engulfed in our need to eat, sleep, and be cared for. When we are older, Kabbalah teaches at age 13 for boys and age 12 for girls, our inner spark of the Creator is ignited. We begin to crave to develop our ability to be sustainers and givers. This is called the Desire to Share. From a baby born with clenched fists to an adult with an open hand giving to others, we travel on an incredible journey, a holy quest, choosing the good within and moving away from our negativity. It is a lifelong journey. As adults we may, once again, find ourselves consumed with negativity, veering us off course into a life of self-indulgence. But the flame within is always there. The quest to reveal the Light inside is our life’s work, and this week, it continues. As the new moon of Sagittarius enters Wednesday night, a spiritual longing is awakened in us. We are given new inspiration and strength on our quest to awaken the good within ourselves and in the world.
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The Quest for the Light
