“every person really has 7 thoughts”
Story from Rabbi YY that teaches how being alone can make us kinder.
The Chernobyl Maggid was in jail, he was involved in pidyan shevuin for a lot of his life, he was experiencing difficult feelings about being in jail.
Women cleaner entered the area he was in and asked – what does lech lecha mean, why was it needed? He gave explanations that it’s for his benefit, His name became great through going, etc
She explained that now avraham can give empathy to the people he helps bc he knows what it’s like to be a stranger, his greatness was through chesed, now he better knows/understands what type of compassion and kindness a visitor/stranger needs to feel welcome/comfortable so he knows how to be a greater source of kindness in the world.
Besht asked the chernobyl Maggid afterwards, what did it feel like to learn tora from sara imeinu?
