Instead, He created a world where humanity slowly becomes trustworthy enough to receive more of it.
Why does the Creator reveal His goodness slowly?
As we grow in humility, curiosity, compassion, responsibility, and healthy boundaries, we become more capable of valuing His instructions and living by them.
His instructions are the boundaries that develop the emotional skills needed for deeper intimacy with Him when they are practiced with the intention of growing in awe and love of the Creator.
That is why the Creator reveals more of His goodness as humanity grows in trustworthiness.
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A relationship with the Creator begins when a person feels healthy awe.
What does healthy awe feel like?
Awe begins with realizing:
“The Infinite Creator is here.”
The fear comes from recognizing that our choices truly matter before Him.
The wonder comes from realizing that the Infinite Creator desires a relationship with humanity and receives pleasure from our freely chosen goodness.
Healthy awe then awakens love.
How does awe turn into love?
Love says, “If He is truly here, I want to be closer.”
That love contains sadness because His goodness is not yet as revealed in us or in the world as it could be.
It also contains joy because deeper closeness is possible.
The deeper the awe, the more deeply love can grow.
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Creation and the Creator are opposites.
How can the Creator and creation unite?
The Creator is infinite, while creation is limited.
The Creator gives life, while creation receives it.
Opposites can unite when there is enough awareness to understand the differences and enough compassion to appreciate them.
As humanity develops these emotional skills, the distance between creation and the Creator no longer has to feel threatening.
The differences can eventually be experienced with warmth and even humor, because they are no longer signs that the relationship is impossible.
They become part of what makes the relationship meaningful.
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The Creator designed reality this way because it is best for human nature.
Why does free choice make the relationship deeper?
The more a relationship is built through free choice, the deeper the pleasure that can be experienced within it.
A relationship built gradually through emotional growth, responsibility, and trust allows humanity to one day receive His goodness through pleasure instead of shame.
Instead of feeling like passive recipients, we can experience the relationship as something we chose and helped build together with Him.
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The goal is not simply to know about the Creator.
What is the goal of this relationship?
It is to become the kind of person who can receive more of His goodness, experience deeper awe and love, and grow into ever-deeper intimacy with Him.
And life becomes an ongoing conversation with the Creator.
Every choice becomes a response to His goodness, His boundaries, and the relationship He is inviting us to build with Him.
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Related guides:
How to notice and heal intense emotional numbness:
Emotional numbness can become so intense that even sadness is only understood, not felt.
I’d recommend studying Rabbi Adin Even-Israel’s commentary on the Tanya to help you understand it. The Tanya teaches the ideas to think about so one can notice the Creator in any situation.
Questions people ask
Why doesn't the Creator reveal all His goodness at once?
Because He created a world where humanity slowly becomes trustworthy enough to receive more of it. As we grow in humility, curiosity, compassion, responsibility, and healthy boundaries, we become more capable of valuing His instructions and living by them, and He reveals more of His goodness as humanity grows in trustworthiness.
Why does the Creator give instructions and boundaries?
His instructions are the boundaries that develop the emotional skills needed for deeper intimacy with Him. They do that when they are practiced with the intention of growing in awe and love of the Creator. Lived this way, every choice becomes a response to His goodness, His boundaries, and the relationship He invites us to build.
Why does love of the Creator contain both sadness and joy?
Healthy awe awakens love, and that love says, “If He is truly here, I want to be closer.” It contains sadness because His goodness is not yet as revealed in us or in the world as it could be. It also contains joy because deeper closeness is possible. The deeper the awe, the more deeply love can grow.
How can a person grow closer to the Creator?
The goal is not simply to know about the Creator. It is to become the kind of person who can receive more of His goodness, experience deeper awe and love, and grow into ever-deeper intimacy with Him. Life then becomes an ongoing conversation with the Creator.
“Opposites can unite when there is enough awareness to understand the differences and enough compassion to appreciate them. Eventually, what once felt threatening can become a source of humor and pleasure.”
Explore the NextSelf Blog. Start with this post explaining the world of souls. And my Youtube.
The blog lists all the difference patterns to study, understanding patterns is how one can develop 'Daas' [felt knowing].
Update: As awe, trust, and love deepen, they can allow greater openness and intimacy with the Creator. That intimacy can include sadness when you notice how much more of His goodness can be revealed.