Chasidut su Deuteronomio 30:19

And behold that the entire ability of the Jew to expel the evil from inside himself, to change himself from bad to good and to rejuvenate himself comes from the free will that God has given to us. The beasts and animals are compelled in their deeds, their thoughts and in everything that pertains to them. God gave free will to man, so that he can choose the path of life or, God forbid, the opposite. And like a merciful Father, He requests from each of us to "choose life, in order that you should live" (Deuteronomy 30:19). But a person who wants to [truly] choose one of two paths must be above and beyond them. The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 22:6) says, "Fortunate is the man who is above his transgressions. Woe to the man whose transgressions are above him." Can a drunkard decide to choose the good, and make up his mind to no longer get drunk, when he is still drunk? The mind of the one choosing is confounded with the wine; and his spirit is confused by it. With what will a man overcome to choose the holy path, if his essence is that of the animal spirit that sinks downwards, if his intellect is full of the biases of his evil impulse and if he understands the bad to be good, and the good to be bad? Hence a person is required to - at least occasionally - be above his transgressions, his evil impulse, his biases and the whole world. And at the moment of such elevation and purity, he will see and feel in himself that he is a Jew that is close to God; and that his childish deeds, his silliness, his evil impulse and its inclinations are a snake and a viper. So on his own, he will be embarrassed and afraid and will say, "Oy, how contemptible and disgusting I am with all of these [bad] character traits and this lowly silliness that is with me! Oy, how can can I cut off myself - and the root of my ancestors, the Jewish soul within me - from the Source of Life and Holiness, and fling myself into a nest of snake and vipers, a place of rot and death, God forbid?" His entire being will [then] shake and his entire being will tremble. He will redouble his efforts with all of his strength and shake off his spirit and body from the slime and snakes that are wrapped around him. He will overcome and choose a life of purity and Godly holiness from now on. And do you, Jewish young man, not also feel this on the day that you study with consistency and pray with concentration - according to your ability - and at times when you approach holiness a little: You are embarrassed about your silliness and it seems polluted to you; and then it becomes easier to control yourself and to straighten your entire being. And this is what we said to you, that raising yourself up is not [an optional matter] that is only for the great tzaddikim. Rather everyone - according to his situation - is required to elevate his entire being, at least periodically from time to time.