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You’re Not Bad, You Just Feel Broken - Rabbi YY Jacobson
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Most people hear the word “evil” and think it means bad. But what if it actually means something deeper. Credit: @RabbiYYJacobson #jewishwisdom #jewishthought #jewishinspiration #jewish #judaism #rabbi #rabbiyyjacobson #selfgrowth #selfimprovement #innerwork #hidabroot
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In fact, the word ra,
in Hebrew, is evil. But the source of
the word ra, the etymology is in
Koheles, ruus ruah, which means broken.
The word in Hebrew for evil is broken.
Why? Why is that ra? Because the source
of ra is a sense of brokenness. A sense
that I'm separate from the source. The
source is one, but I'm separate. I'm
broken. So ego now is broken, and I want
to live. So I have to build it up. So
now everybody finds ways how to build it
up. One person needs validation, another
person becomes a people pleaser, another
person becomes a high achiever. Whatever
it is, I find mechanisms in order to be
able to feel that I'm small and safe,
but at least I'm in control. The point
is I'm trying to feed a self that is
desperately looking to nurture something
that is essentially broken.