Is Holiness Only for the Holy?

At the beginning of Parshat Acharei Mot, the Torah describes the avodah, the service of the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, on Yom Kippur, entering the Kodesh Hakodashim, the holiest point in the physical universe. And then, in Kedoshim, the following parsha, we're told, "Kedoshim tiyu, you shall be holy." You could think that holiness exists only in one place, the Holy of Holies, the domain of the Kohen Gadol, and only at one time, on Yom Kippur. But the Torah tells us, "No, Kedoshim tiyu." That same awareness extends outward into every aspect of life. Kedusha, holiness, is not confined to one point in space or one time in the year. Hashem is the creator of everything, all of existence, in every direction. He exists everywhere at the same time, and so, every moment is full of him and his holiness. Parshat Kedoshim is filled not with ethereal ideas, but with practical mitzvahs. Honesty in business, respect for others, sensitivity, restraint. Because once a person internalizes that Hashem fills all of reality, holiness is no longer something distant, it becomes something imminent and immediate. When we truly see how vast creation is, and how it all comes from him, then even our small world, our little marble, our actions take on infinite significance.