Rav Nachman of Breslov - 5
Sichot HaRan - 45
"After a broken heart comes happiness. It is a sign that you had a broken heart if afterwards you experience happiness."
Whenever we feel depressed, we always think that there is no hope in sight. This is not true. Just like everything up comes down, so too everything down rises again. Our emotions fluctuate. Of course, sometimes we don't perceive a major difference in ourselves. We merely go through the motions, including smiling and the like, preventing ourselves, as well as others, to recognize the truth. Hence, Rav Nachman claims that if a person experiences happiness, it might be that s/he was experiencing some sort of anguish beforehand.
Sichot HaRan - 45
"After a broken heart comes happiness. It is a sign that you had a broken heart if afterwards you experience happiness."
Whenever we feel depressed, we always think that there is no hope in sight. This is not true. Just like everything up comes down, so too everything down rises again. Our emotions fluctuate. Of course, sometimes we don't perceive a major difference in ourselves. We merely go through the motions, including smiling and the like, preventing ourselves, as well as others, to recognize the truth. Hence, Rav Nachman claims that if a person experiences happiness, it might be that s/he was experiencing some sort of anguish beforehand.
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