When God was creating the world God shared a secret with the angels, human beings will be created in the image of God.
The angels were jealous and outraged. Why should humans be entrusted with such a precious gift when they are flawed mortals? Surely if humans find out their true power they will abuse it. If humans discover they are created in God’s image, they will learn to surpass us!
So the angels decided to steal God’s image. Now that the divine image wsa in the angel’s hands, they needed to pick a place to hide it so that man would never find it.
They held a meeting and brainstormed. They angel Gabriel suggested they hid God’s image at the top of the highest mountain peak. The other angels, objected, “one day humans will learn to climb and they will find it there.”
The angel Michael said, let’s hid it at the bottom of the sea.”
No the other angels chimed in ‘humans will find a way to dive to the bottom of the sea and they’ll find it there.”
One by one the angels suggested hiding paces, but they were all rejected.
And then Uriel, the wisest angel of all, stepped forward and said. “I know a place where man will never look for it.”
So the angels hid the precious holy image of God deep within the human soul. And to this day, God’s image lies hidden in the very place we are least likely to search for it. Lying there it is farthest away from you than you ever imagine. Lying there it is closer to you than you will ever know.”
Naomi Levy,following parable in the name of Rabbi Harold Shulweis
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