Question: Every important leader has security that practically tests what they eat and drink.
You constantly say that we are governed by the Creator. Moreover, you agree with Him and justify Him. Watching you, I get the impression that you are not afraid that someone might attack you from around the corner. Are you really so sure that the Creator is leading you so you have no fear of what might happen to you?
Answer: Why should I be afraid? At the very least, I am not overly suspicious.
First of all, I do not consider myself great, and I say this sincerely without trying to appear humble. I am engaged in the comprehension of the great. In this way, I always feel completely dependent on the Creator, the group, and everything, and therefore am small and insignificant. That is one side of it.
On the other hand I understand the greatness of the goal and the greatness of the task before us, the greatness of the mission I have received from the Creator, and I do not hide it. There is no bravado in this. How could there be if everything is because of Him?
But I do clearly understand that I am doing important, significant work. I am by no means being falsely modest, no. The behavior of a Kabbalist is a consequence of how he perceives himself in this world, in the world of the Creator, and in the world with everyone.
Of course, there are many evil and hostile forces. But I should not fear them, or else I would have no faith in the Creator. I believe that He governs everything and not some forces lurking around the corner.
At the same time, I do have a responsibility to take care of myself; this is what is said. I must do this but within reasonable limits.
Why should I behave like certain presidents surrounded by two hundred bodyguards who check what they eat and where they will take their next step?
I am an ordinary person, and in this regard, I do not feel any sense of exceptionalism. My uniqueness is connected to the Creator and lies in my attempt to bring His idea, His will, into the world.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. An Important Person” 6/28/10
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