Honest admission reveals your inner radiance
When our Sages likened This World to a prozdor, a corridor that leads to the banquet hall (Avos 4), they were evoking the image of a person walking toward a destination.
There are many verses that use the metaphor of walking and travel to describe life in Olam Hazeh: “Ki holeich ha’adam el beis olamo — For a person walks toward his eternal home” (Koheles 12:5); “B’his’halechacha tancheh os’cha — When you walk, it [Torah] shall lead you” (Mishlei 6:22). The message is clear: Our movement in this world is forward and relentless. Each individual journeys to his final destination, and the world at large advances toward its culmination.
A person’s legs are responsible for his locomotion. When we speak of a life journey, what are the “legs” — the attributes that direct us to our goals?
In kabbalistic literature, there are two Sefiros that correspond to the legs. These are netzach, the right leg, and hod, the left leg. Unlike the arms, which can operate independently of each other, a person’s legs must work together in order for him to walk. Thus, netzach and hod, the fourth and fifth Sefiros, are partners.
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