The GOD created everything beautiful (Qoheleth 3:11, cf. Qur'an 37:6), including humanity (cf.7:29).
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
GOD looked at everything created and saw that it was good (tov טוב)! (Genesis/Bereshyt 1). The Almighty was full of joy by so much beauty. It was amazingly beautiful!
Sadly some cannot see such a beautiful world. The prophet wrote:
ה֣וֹי הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לָרַ֛ע ט֖וֹב וְלַטּ֣וֹב רָ֑ע שָׂמִ֨ים חֹ֤שֶׁךְ לְאוֹר֙ וְא֣וֹר לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר לְמָת֖וֹק וּמָת֥וֹק לְמָֽר׃ {ס}
Ah,
Those who call evil good
And good evil;
Who present darkness as light
And light as darkness;
Who present bitter as sweet
And sweet as bitter!
This irrational behaviour can be summarized paraphrasing the prophet: Woe to those who call ugly what is beautiful and beautiful what is ugly! (Isaiah 5:20).
GOD created everything good (beautiful). We made it ugly (Qoheleth 7:29). Destroying the environment by polluting the air and water we all need. There is so much ugliness in our world: violence, wars, irrational conflicts and prejudices. Of course, there are not rational ones.
This new year 5782 one more time we are encouraged to consider this beautiful creation and join the Creator becoming instruments of good, instruments of beauty.
שנה טובה
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