All of Me at the Seder Table
The Torah speaks of four children, the wise one, the wicked one, the simple one and the one who doesn't know how to ask.
Which one are you? When asked this question, we immediately try to fit ourselves in somewhere between the wise one and the simple one. We don't want to think of ourselves as "not knowing" and we surely don't want to see ourselves as "wicked".
I want to posit that in a moment of honesty and vulnerability, we actually are all of the four. Think about it; have you ever been in an environment where you just didn't know? Perhaps you felt out of your league and didn't know how to ask or what to ask for that matter. There are areas and times in our lives where we are in the top of the class, we know things and have experiences that others around us are ignorant to. And in those dark places where we don't like to talk about, perhaps we have some wickedness, things we really struggle with or moments where we have shown up and maybe still show up in ways that we know are just not right.
Perhaps we could understand the Haggadah talking to all of our parts, in all of our moods, experiences, the good ones and the rough ones. The Haggadah is telling us that the Torah speaks to all four of our parts. The Haggadah is telling us that each of our parts is an expression of G-d's Oneness. One Wise, One Wicked, One Simple and One who doesn't know how to ask. It's the Oneness of Hashem in each of our parts all there to guide us and teach us how to live closer to our purpose.
Liberation is not being freed from something, it is being free to choose your path in life. it is the ability to choose how you want to interpret your life's narrative, in gratitude or in victimhood.
Start your journey of liberation by considering all of your parts, consider the Divinity in each of them, see if you can bring them all into the light of Hashem's love and acceptance. It will empower you to show up in true liberation and to live differently in the days and weeks ahead.
With all my love and blessings for Shabbat Shalom and a liberating Pesach!
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