"The path of the Righteous is like the light of dawn"

Is it true that the great Righteous are always smiling?

Rabbi Najman said: “You do not need to learn from the revealed aspects that you see in me.
From what you see of me on the surface you may get the impression that I am generally depressed. You don't have to imitate this. Just be happy all the time. Do you do everything that I do? Besides, the truth is that I am happy. If I don't seem to be, it is because I am constantly working to clear a path in places that were previously deserted and desolate. I must cut all the obstacles that prevent the passage. There are gigantic trees that have been growing there for thousands of years, and that must be cut down. I must go back and forth, over and over again, cutting and cutting, to prepare a public path that everyone can walk ”. It was because of all this work that the Rebbe seemed generally to be in distress. On that same occasion the Rebbe said that Rebbe Shimon had also been engaged in the task of clearing a path.

In the same way we hear that due to the well-known fact that Rebbe Nachman's family was descended from the house of King David, they used to live with a broken heart and it was not common for them to walk with a smiling face. King David composed the Book of Psalms, many of which contain the passionate expressions of a broken heart, cries, supplications, and requests. This is why his descendants generally walk with a broken heart. The Rebbe's uncle, Rabbi Baruch, also rarely smiled and was rarely seen in a happy mood. Most of the time he too walked with a broken heart. However, as for us, the Rebbe's instructions were that we should always be joyful.
(Excerpts from Tzadik, R. Najman)

Thank you Rabbi Najman for that great path that you have traced for U.S!
And although it is not easy, but with his teachings we can achieve it! Sometimes it seems that we are sad, but the truth, deep down in our hearts is that they are full of gratitude and joy!

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