“For this mitzvah … is not concealed from you and it’s not far away.” (Devarim
30:11).
The Ramban explains that this refers to the mitzvah of teshuvah.
Teshuvah is not concealed;
on the contrary all of Creation testifies when a person has sinned and urges
him to repent. Teshuvah is therefore a clear recourse and our mouths
and hearts are able to do it.
Yet even though the Torah describes how easy it is to do teshuvah
from our vantage point it seems to be extraordinarily difficult. (Rav Chaim
Shmulevitz Sichos Mussar 5732:39)
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