It seems that the
“Original Sin” parallels the sin/repent
process. After Chava is pushed by the
serpent, she then convinces Adam to eat from the “Tree of Knowledge”. Then when Hashem questions them, they both pass the buck instead of fessing up.
Since they were being questioned, it can be seen that they were being given the
opportunity to repent. Instead, Adam says, “It
was the woman that you gave me.” All he had to do was say, “I have sinned” and the matter would have been
settled. The world was never intended to be a Utopia, by virtue of the fact that
man was given fee will. We can make mistakes, but we have to own up to them.
Adam was a “Kafoi Tov”, a denier of good. Every single problem we have as a people is a direct result of being “a denier of good”. We think that by slaughtering a couple of animals and whispering a couple of incantations, we will save or souls, instead provoking the thought that these actions were designed to do. In reality, treating our fellow human beings with respect is the most important thing that one can do. Adam not only sinned against God, he also threw his wife under the bus.
Every Yom Kippur we go through the process that Adam failed to complete, by admitting our sins. However, there is no true repentance without righting the wrongs against our fellow man.
Adam was a “Kafoi Tov”, a denier of good. Every single problem we have as a people is a direct result of being “a denier of good”. We think that by slaughtering a couple of animals and whispering a couple of incantations, we will save or souls, instead provoking the thought that these actions were designed to do. In reality, treating our fellow human beings with respect is the most important thing that one can do. Adam not only sinned against God, he also threw his wife under the bus.
Every Yom Kippur we go through the process that Adam failed to complete, by admitting our sins. However, there is no true repentance without righting the wrongs against our fellow man.
2 comments:
I heard Rebitzen Feldmen recently, b'shem Rebitzen Peretsky, talk about the same concept, Adam blamed Chava, Chava blamed the Nachas, Cain, blamed Hashem for not watching out for Hevel, he shouldn't have allowed Cain to kill him... no one took responsibility for their actions and THAT was the worst aveirah.
People need to recognize the role they play in their own actions. And like Brene Brown says, "Blaming is just a way to relieve pain and discomfort". It doesn't lead to the solving of any problems.
Since the dawn of humanity, the Blame Game has been played, constantly. That's my new project, taking responsibility. It sucks.
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