Machshava:

Teshuva 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Oros Ha'teshuvah

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Good can only be fully revealed when it emerges from evil. Both good and evil come from the same source. The ultimate purpose of evil is to purify and lift up the good. The yetzer hara (evil inclination) is not working against us, it's working for us by enabling us to grow to higher levels as a result of our tests. Bad in the world only exists until complete good is revealed. Our imagination makes the bad seem frightening. Once we overcome our fears the bad becomes trivial.