BS’D
Misery loves company. A person is not ‘bad’, only so despondent that he cannot control making others miserable as well. Nonetheless each time he enjoins others in his misery he sinks deeper into his own negativity. What such a person needs most is compassion, a caring ear and loads of attention. He should be treated no differently than a person who suffers from a physical condition, only here it is hidden in his emotions; a chronic emotional disorder. His soul correction is dependent on his ability to achieve self-love and nurturing.
It is agony when a person stores his feelings of anger and does not let them go. This mental state causes a person to become hostile not only to the one who affected the grievance but to anyone who awakens the memory of the painful experience. This is the ‘ideal’ environment in which hatred flourishes. Stored anger gives birth to resentment which then leads to hatred and finally causes him to blame everyone else for his problems.
By learning and applying Emuna teachings and principles to the above mentioned scenario, the entire experience is changed. Hashem is the Source of all individual and collective events that transpire. Despite all that a person goes through in life, monumental greatness can be achieved if he lets go of his anger and resentment in a controlled constructive manner, and he takes a major step towards Emuna living.
