The Future Is Bright

Like a mighty river that flows to reach its source, no dam can hold it back, no ship can struggle against its current. If in our journey downstream we appear to retrogress, to take a wrong turn, to lose a day in failure, it is only because we have no map to know its way. We see from within, but the river knows its path from above. Of one thing we have been given mastery, however: Not of our ultimate destiny, not even of the direction of our incessant flow, but of our journey. How soon will we arrive? How complete? How fulfilled? (chabad.org)

Here we stand, surviving? Existing? But only from our point of view are we independent living beings. Up above, from where we originated and continue to receive life continuously, we are like the sun's rays. Where the sun is, itself, the rays have no apparent existence, for the sun is so bright on its own. Yet earthly beings, G-d knew, must have their own sense of being. Today, thank G-d, we have that power to connect to our source while still retaining our sense of "self".

When we lack the vision and clarity in our journeys' finality and purpose, we need to remember this. We are one with G-d. No matter what, this journey, mine, yours - theyre all in accordance with His Will. We have these challenges daily - whether to follow the journey according to His wishes or to do as our "independent existences" desire - when it comes to how and when we will reach each milestone, and with what sense of purpose. G-d is not limited by time and space. He knows what has been and will be. So, why fear what the future will bring?

The future is bright, for it is all in His plan.