"Rabbi Nachman taught: Through depression and sadness a man can forget who he
really is. Therefore it is necessary to be continually in a state of joy, no
matter what low level a person may be at. Through joy also, one can give renewed
life to another. For there are people who suffer greatly and they walk around
full of suffering and worry. When someone approaches them with a happy face he
is able to give them renewed life. To do this is not some empty matter but an
exceedingly great thing."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
in Alan Unterman
_The Wisdom of the Jewish Sages_
NY: New Directions, 1976, pp. 68-69
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