But How

 

I was solving the worlds problems as usual with a friend of mine who, specializing in all these courses of how to improve your life etc. etc. …

 

Both being interested in Chassidus, he brought up a good point.

 

We are all looking for world peace, but how?

 

We are looking for happiness, but how?

 

We ingest volumes of information about how the universe should come to a utopia, but how?

 

But how, is the single most necessary ingredient in how to change the world, for as good as any engine is, as fast as any computer may be, if you don’t know how to turn it on, it is worthless.

 

All people, ultimately prefer harmony over disunity, for the way God made us – ha-adm who middini – a person is a social creature.

 

Hence the only question is, but how?

 

I will never forget the moment that this question was answered.

 

To me it is perhaps the most significant moment in my short life.

 

But how, do we achieve world peace!?

 

The answer is very very simple and we are far nearer, far closer, and inevitably it will come – than anyone can imagine.

 

It is explained in a sicha/talk of the Rebbe, significantly this is the very last talk the Rebbe gave – considering that a Rebbe, a prophet, is well aware of his personal and global destiny – it must be more than simply a idea rather a charge; – considering that the Rebbe is the final redeemer, the embodiment, the spirit of Mosses, so we are now talking about over three thousand three hundred years of G-dliness coming through to the world – through saints and prophets – and yet the only time we are told how, is the very last message of the final redeemer!!!

 

And this is what he said:

 

World peace is based on commonality.

 

For us to achieve commonality we simply need to reveal what we have in common.

 

All people, nay, all things have a common purpose; the raison d’être; the purpose of our existence, applying to every created being, is to serve / work for / be in service of / fulfill the purpose of / fulfill the intended desire of its, namely our, Creator.

 

For the Jewish people this unity is embedded far deeper, for essentially as the Rebbe teaches, the first step in Judaism is to know that your soul is God itself.

 

As God is one, hence you need to envision that you are but a part, perhaps a half, and your fellow Jew is your other half.

 

And practically this translates that as we strive to become more meaningfully based, as we strive for a life of content, as we strive to fulfill God’s vision, we dedicate our thoughts, speech and action to helping others.