In order to understand reality, like looking at a painting, a person must look at the whole picture, if you zoom in on say the black ink or the red ink you certainly cannot see what is in front of you.

In order to understand the entire cosmic destiny you must begin at the purpose of this destiny. It is clear that we are in the middle, like a bit of ink in a 2.5 billion long mural.

Only through Kabbalah do we achieve an understanding of the Divine intent, hence an understanding of why we are here and where we are going; as Chassidus often teaches, this world is an expression of Divine love like a parent births a child to create both thier identity and then to be there to give the child freedom as well as when the child is interested guidance.