What does all this mean?
First don’t think that you need to move mountains. Second don’t think that your “baby steps” forward are part of a sequential rather than an additive process. Don’t think that your quarter given to tzedakah yesterday and today add up to 50 spiritual cents somewhere. What the “one day” concept teaches us is that there is no telling what the effects of your small but repeated actions are. As Maimonides says it could be your one mitzvah that tips the scales and brings redemption to the entire world and all of creation.
Now some of the OneDaylyrics:
Sometimes I lay
Under the moon
And thank God I’m breathing
Then I pray
Don’t take me soon
‘Cause I am here for a reason
Sometimes in my tears I drown
But I never let it get me down
So when negativity surrounds
I know some day it’ll all turn around because…
There is a chassidic adage that a little light dispels much darkness. This is why I cut off the lyrics here at the word because… because any glimmer of light that gives hope to someone suffering depression is enough. When it comes to someone that feels surrounded by negativity … that finds themselves crying … what do we tell them? That it will be okay… we attempt to shine some light on their situation.
What does it mean to live a “one day” life? First to take baby steps and not get overwhelmed. Second to know that the results of our actions yield abundant results. And third that there is something to hope for. A better future both for ourselves and the world.
What does this generation need more than anything else? A sense of purpose and a hope for the future. And from these glimmers of hope we can light up the room with the sunshine of a new day. A new day filled with the air of the redemption.
