Rabbi Nachman Teaches, The hammer! A certain king sent his son far away to study. The son eventually returned to the kings palace fully versed in all the arts and sciences. One day the king told his son to take a particular stone that was as big as a millstone and bring it up to the top floor of the palace. But the stone was so heavy that the prince could not even lift it up. He was very upset that he could not fulfill his fathers wish. Eventually the king said to his son, Did you really imagine that I meant you to do the impossible and carry the stone just as it is up there? Even with all your wisdom, how were you supposed to do such a thing? That was not what I meant. I wanted you to take a big hammer and smash the stone into little pieces. This is how you will be able to bring it up to the top floor. In the same way, God commands us to lift our heart with our hands up to God in the heavens (Lamentations 3:41 ) . Our heart is a heart of stone (Ezekiel 36:26) , a very heavy stone. There is no possible way to raise it to God except by taking a hammer and breaking and smashing the heart of stone. The hammer is speech! Chayey Moharan #441 Have a wonderful day! Tomorrow is Chanuka๐
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