Short story: A Rabbi talks about life purpose

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Rabbi Sostha Reshevski had just said this, seemingly exaggerated claim, to one of his students: "If something had no place in your purpose of being of your living, it would not exist in your world." The student thought to himself that this statement could not possibly be true, but he decided to think about it for a while anyway, as after all, it was his esteemed Rabbi, who had said it. He decided to get a second opinion, by travelling to the next town, and asking the Rabbi there about it. This Rabbi said: "The world is about more than just you, and your so-called little world, and things exist for others too, and for all of you to share, and so creation does not just exist on its own just for you." This sounded rather pointed, and seemingly contradictive to what his own Rabbi had said. But then, this Rabbi added: "And yet, without you in this world, the world could not exist as a whole too. So, we all play our part, and we serve the world, as much as it serves us." "You have your unique purpose for being here, as does everybody else, and the World has its own purpose too, of which your purpose is a sub-purpose, of the World's purpose, or of creation, or of God's overall purpose, for his world too." "And so, we now see that your Rabbi was right after-all; everything has a purpose for its existence, and God does not create anything in vain." "Things can go awry when parts of God's creation work at odds to his purpose, but in the end, all will come together for the glory of God. How can it ever be otherwise, given that God is God, and always remains God." "Oh," said the student, "I see. Thanks for your clear erudition here for me of my Rabbi's statement." Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com Our own purpose must work hand in hand with God's purpose, for it to be a real purpose, helping God in his purpose.