{"id":12170,"date":"2008-11-06T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/life\/other\/parshat_lech_lecha_go_on_let_it_go\/"},"modified":"2015-08-25T09:36:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T14:36:12","slug":"parshat_lech_lecha_go_on_let_it_go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/arts-media\/parshat_lech_lecha_go_on_let_it_go\/","title":{"rendered":"Parshat Lech Lecha: Go on. Let it. Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Go on<\/p>\n<p>A hunch:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But before go time\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This was my position<\/p>\n<p>Disposition<\/p>\n<p>Predisposition:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the world of the Prefix,<\/p>\n<p>Where everything is fixed beforehand,<\/p>\n<p>And only the dreams and yearnings are<\/p>\n<p>Broken<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prix Fixe \u2013 menu, price, taste and palate \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Already (prix)determined<\/p>\n<p>All pre-cedes, pre-sents, pre-ssures, pre-tenses<\/p>\n<p>Exist not and the Prefix uni-verse is de-lightful \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If a bit parochial and boring:<\/p>\n<p>Losing nothing; but finding less<\/p>\n<p>Destroying zilch; but creating nada<\/p>\n<p>Never dying; but neither giving birth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For this the soul could stay on high and it would never feel low;<\/p>\n<p>But the soul was told to go, and it went, from its land, birthplace,<\/p>\n<p>From its fathers house, from all the levels of heaven to the land<\/p>\n<p>That He \u2013 He beyond levels and heavens \u2013 will (and does) show us\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, if our birth in this place known as Earth comes of souls letting go<\/p>\n<p>Of their heavens, comforts, warmths and lights, traveling to places dark<\/p>\n<p>And cold, do our creations and births here on Earth come of anything<\/p>\n<p>Less? Thus<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get ready! Don\u2019t get set! Go!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Go for yourself<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>From your land<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>And from your birthplace<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>And from your father\u2019s house<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>To the land that I will show you<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From your land<\/p>\n<p>From your wants and wills<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>From your birthplace<\/i><\/p>\n<p>From your nature<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>From your father\u2019s house<\/i><\/p>\n<p>From your nurture<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>To the land that I will show you<\/i><\/p>\n<p>It is a dark and cold land, yes,<\/p>\n<p>With death, pain and suffering,<\/p>\n<p>Famine, starvations of many sorts,<\/p>\n<p>But within it is an ability to create,<\/p>\n<p>Give birth to light, smiles, joy and<\/p>\n<p>Innocence. Before the go time<\/p>\n<p>This is not possible. In the prisons<\/p>\n<p>Of your nature and nurture, in the<\/p>\n<p>Custom-shackles of your land, it<\/p>\n<p>Is impossible to fulfill your potency<\/p>\n<p>And potential. In the confines of<\/p>\n<p>Your own mind and the chains of<\/p>\n<p>Your own heart it is impossible to<\/p>\n<p>Be your own true self. You must go,<\/p>\n<p>Go to the land I \u2013 G-d \u2013 will show you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Go for yourself<\/i><\/p>\n<p>And to yourself<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do it for yourself: you see, only by going<\/p>\n<p>Can you go to yourself, your truest deepest<\/p>\n<p>Self \u2013 the furthest journey is going from what<\/p>\n<p>Is your imposter to what is truly you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let. Go!<\/p>\n<p>Of yourself<\/p>\n<p>For yourself<\/p>\n<p>To yourself:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let go of all insecurities and inhibitions;<\/p>\n<p>Let go for your own pleasure and goodness;<\/p>\n<p>Let go to your own essence, your own soul \u2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Go on; you\u2019re bound to find great things \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Go on and don\u2019t be afraid \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Go on and on, to your<\/p>\n<p>Self and your reason:<\/p>\n<p>Creating light<\/p>\n<p>On going<\/p>\n<p>Light<\/p>\n<p>Go on.<\/p>\n<p>Let it.<\/p>\n<p>Go!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Mendel Jacobson is a writer, poet and journalist living in Brooklyn. His weekly poetry can be seen at jakeyology.blogspot.com<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go on A hunch: &nbsp; But before go time\u2026. &nbsp; This was my position Disposition Predisposition: &nbsp; Welcome to the world of the Prefix, Where everything is fixed beforehand, And only the dreams and yearnings are Broken &nbsp; Prix Fixe \u2013 menu, price, taste and palate \u2013 Already (prix)determined All pre-cedes, pre-sents, pre-ssures, pre-tenses Exist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":44331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parshat Lech Lecha: Go on. 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