Rabbi Zusya Said That On The Day

Words Signify Man's Refusal To Accept The World As It Is.

To An Even Moderately Sophisticated And Well-read Person It Should Come As No Surprise That Any Religion At All Has Its Hidden As Well As Its Obvious Beauties And Is Capable Of Profound And Impressive Interpretations. What Is Deeply Objectionable About Most Of These Interpretations Is That They Allow The Believer To Say Yes While Evading Any No.

Thirdly, Even If We Assume That The World Is Governed By Purpose, We Need Only Add That This Purpose - Or, If There Are Several, At Least One Of Them - Is Not Especially Intent On Preventing Suffering, Whether It Is Indifferent To Suffering Or Actually Rejoices In It.

The Refusal To Belong To Any School Of Thought, The Repudiation Of The Adequacy Of Any Body Of Beliefs Whatever, And Especially Of Systems, And A Marked Dissatisfaction With Traditional Philosophy As Superficial, Academic, And Remote From Life-that Is The Heart Of Existentialism.

Life Ceases To Be So Oppressive: We Are Free To Give Our Own Lives Meaning And Purpose, Free To Redeem Our Suffering By Making Something Of It.