It's part of our routine. We drive, then we must stop and fill up the tank. We go about our business, and then we invariably need to take a break to eat, sleep, and rejuvenate. We use our cell phones, only for the battery to be depleted by the end of the day in need of a recharge.
Each year, the Chabad rabbis get together for a recharge. It's a weekend of seeing friends and colleagues from across the globe, sharing stories of triumphs and tribulations, brainstorming and simply catching up. It is energizing.
Of course, this year, we thought that it wouldn't be feasible. But how would we get our much-needed energy boost? This question is not just for the Rabbis missing the convention, but for all of us, having had our lives thrown for a loop since March.
So two thoughts:
Like I tell my kids at dinnertime. If the menu isn't offering your first choice, this might just be the opportunity to expand your horizons, to find other delicious sources of nutrition. Sure, we love concerts, amusement parks, baseball games, and more, but we might just find new things that we can love just as much. This has led to incredible creativity during this time finding inventive and novel ways of interacting, studying, and enjoying. So a virtual conference is underway (pausing for the divine hours of Shabbat).
The second:
A few years ago, we would have thought that pumping fuel would be an inseparable part of our future. Now, more and more, we are seeing electric vehicles, many of them recapturing their own energy and using that to fuel them further. Tapping into its own hidden resources. This is a car. As a human, with a Soul, we certainly have hidden treasures inside, and sometimes we just have to turn inwards to uncover unconstrained potential.