How do the Hasidic Jews account for all the sorrow in the world?
Answer Daniel, How do they account for it? They believe that everything that occurs in the world both the sorrow and the happiness are divinely orchestrated and for a good purpose. They recognize that the human mind cannot possibly fathom the workings of their Creator and fully believe that the purpose of the sorrow in this world is ultimately for the benefit of humanity. Medicine can sometimes be bitter. At the same time they also recognize that human beings have freedom to choose between good and evil. Without the possibility of evil in this world we would all be walking around like robots; everyone doing the right thing. This would limit the reward human beings will receive for choosing right over wrong. Throughout the generations there have always been and there always will be the people who choose evil over good. This is just the way the world works and is a fact of life. The trick with this philosophy, is to make both of these concepts work in concert with each other. The fine ba
