In truth, as Rabbi Jacobson quotes from the Rebbe in Toward A Meaningful Life – “Redemption, (the messiah) From what?!” – To be honest, thank God I am healthy, I love my kids, family etc. – I have no financial worries – so do I need to be redeemed?! – The answer is, that every person is actually a slave – I was speaking with my good friend today and he and I took a drive somewhere and some of his friends asked him to stop by McDonalds – so he went – now to me it was the first time; this was like a major intro. into American culture – first we went to the drive through – I thought “how lazy?” – then some sweet young lady – don’t really know, but sounded young – came through a speaker phone – he told her what he wanted – a screen shows his order – we then drive around – out of like a prison box (like you see in the toll booths) another sweet young woman takes the money (and quickly closes the window (as it was cold)) and we have a few seconds to get to the place where you get the food- “This is heartbreaking,” I told my friend. “Why?” “Because people in the land of freedom have becomes its slave! – you see, freedom without purpose, is not only boredom, it’s death itself.”