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Chasidut su Giudici 5:78

Sha'ar HaEmunah VeYesod HaChasidut

Now we can understand with complete clarity the words of the sages, “All creatures were created with their complete agreement, and with full knowledge of their form and character.” This is the way it is with souls before they descend into this world. Certain great and precious souls, when all of the future suffering and pain that they will endure for the Glory of Heaven is spelled out for them, accept it all out of their love for God. This is as it is said in the Talmud (Shabbat, 88b), “Our Rabbis taught, those who are insulted but do not insult, hear themselves reviled without responding, act through love and rejoice in suffering, of them it is written (Shoftim, 5:31), ‘Those who love Him are as the sun when He goes forth in His might.’” And it is said further in the Zohar (Vayakhel, 198a): It is written (Tehillim, 146:5), “His hope (sivro) is in the Hashem his God.” It does not say tikvato (the normal word for hope.) And it does not say, “his trust” (bitchuno). But rather, “sivro.” The tzaddik would rather break himself (shivro) time after time, over Hashem his God. There are yet other souls who will not accept suffering and pain. And are thus created in a way that they will not suffer in the world, but rather, live lives of comfort, free from strife.
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