One who trusts in GD, his soul is at rest and his heart is at ease in the face of decrees because he knows that the Creator will direct them for his good in this world and hereafter
But one who does not trust in GD is in a state of constant distress, protracted anxiety and sorrow, and sadness which never leaves him, whether in good times or bad. In good times, because of his discontent with his situation and his desire to add to increase and to amass in bad times be because of his disgust with his situation, and because adversity conflicts with his desire naturally and personality
Once, on a Motzoei Shabbos, the chasidim were sitting in the bais medrash of the Ruzhiner Rebbe zy”a for Melave Malka. Suddenly, the Rebbe opened the door of his room next to the bais medrash, stood at the entrance, and said, “The Baal Shem Tov was not a deity, and the zaida, the Magid, was not just an ordinary wagon driver. And once, when the holy Baal Shem Tov prayed, his talis fringe fell out of his gartel and dragged on the floor. The Magid approached, picked it up, and put it back in the gartel, but he was trembled with such tremendous fear that he fainted and his life was in danger. They were compelled to rouse the Baal Shem Tov from his deep dveikus in order to calm him.” He then added, “I told you that the Baal Shem Tov was not a deity and my zaida, the Magid, was no wagon driver. Still and all, when he touched the Besht’s garment, he fainted from fear. The entire world is Hashem’s garment. How much fear must we feel to touch this world!” May the memory of the...