« This world, which is bound to time, is compared to night, whereas the World to Come, which is beyond time, is compared to day. » (Likutey Halakhot, Rabbi Nathan of Breslov)
Rabbi Nathan gives us a key to understanding our condition in this world: this world is compared to night. Not because it is necessarily dark or sorrowful, but because it is veiled, ever-changing, and subject to passing time. Everything here fluctuates — light comes and goes, clarity mixes with confusion, trials appear, and we often walk without seeing the full path.
The World to Come, by contrast, is compared to day — continuous light, no confusion, no alternation. There, the veil is lifted. One no longer seeks — one sees.
And yet, even in this world of night, we can catch glimpses of the coming day. A heartfelt prayer, a truthful word, a righteous choice in the midst of uncertainty — these are sparks of the Olam HaBa. And each time we remember this, we make the night less dark — and our journey more radiant.
