When Abraham approached the mountain where he was to offer
Isaac as a sacrifice, the Torah says, “And Abraham saw.” What exactly did he “see?”
He saw a cloud enveloping a mountain. Recognizing the sign Abraham said, “This is
the place where the Holy One, blessed be He, told me to bring my son.”
Abraham, then turned to Isaac and asked, “My son, do you see
what I see?”
“Yes.”
Abraham then turned to his servants and asked, “Do you see
what I see?”
“No,” they answered. –Midrash
Rabbah
At this point Abraham and his son went on alone. Here are four people all facing the same direction
yet coming up with radically different worldviews. The servants see emptiness while Abraham observes
majesty. What we see in life is
determined how we see.
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