B"H
INNER ENGRAVINGS 1
The
Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Upon
every person’s soul there are words written and words engraved.
The
words that are written are not of the essence of the person−they
come to the soul from the outside. Therefore, they may fade and fall away,
perhaps to be replaced by other words.
The
words engraved are of the soul itself−just as
engravings are no more than the form of the stone. When the soul finds
quietude, those words are there. And when the soul is in turmoil, or soiled by
experience, those engravings need only be cleaned and uncovered. But they can
never be torn away.
Those
words engraved upon your soul, they are also engraved in a holy fire within the
depths of the Soul of All Things. They are the same words that Moses heard and
inscribed on stone and on parchment. And at times, when you immerse in the
Torah and the words of its sages, and you allow it entry to touch your soul,
you may hear those words resonating inside.
Source:
1. A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe; words and condensation
by Tzvi Freeman