I Love You, Man

"I hope life treats you kind, and I hope you have all you've ever dreamed of. And I wish to you, joy and happiness, but above all this, I wish you love - and I will always love you."

With Love, Hashem

Action. Reaction. Welcome to this world.
One of the most frequently asked questions is why Hashem "makes" bad things happen in the world. This question cannot be answered because it isn't a valid question. Before asking how it can be, we must first ask if such a thing is even true in the first place.
Would a person create and build something only to destroy it? No.
Would a person give someone a gift out of love and then break it? No.
Would a person commit an act of violence and evil to the one he loves most? No.
So how can it be that Hashem, who created the world solely for our benefit - to enjoy, grow, and gain - and then gave us all of the abilities we have ... did it to cause us pain and loss? It doesn't seem to make any sense.
In truth, Hashem loves us more than anything else in the world. After all, He created us! Besides, Hashem, who is infinitely perfect, cannot have any evil in Him, chas v'shalom. He is only capable of good.
So where does the evil and pain come from?
Ourselves!
Action. Reaction. Remember?
We create our own future with our actions. Therefore, Hashem can only hope that life treats us kind, and, if we do what we are designed to do, then it will. He can hope that we experience only joy and happiness, but that's up to us. We can make that choice. Finally, He wishes us love - that whatever we experience in life, we will see His love for us ... but He will always love us regardless of our feelings for Him!
Hashem loves Man - He created him. All He can do, however, is hope that we come through and see His love for us!
A Father will always love His children, even if they don't reciprocate that love.

Say to yourself ten times today:
"Hashem loves me, and I love Him!"