An atheist came to a rabbi and asked him to interpret a
dream.
“What was your dream?”
“I saw a dog gnashing his teeth at me and straining his
leash to leap at me. It was terrible!”
“Do not be afraid,” the rabbi replied. “You have nothing to fear. You saw only your own shadow.”
We all possess shadows, dark sides of ourselves that we hide and are
ashamed of. Why then did the rabbi
advise to not fear his shadow? Because fear gives power. Also, we can never disown what we truly are.
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