The Sfas Emes explains that the Torah tells us that we should greet every day, every new moment of life, every opportunity to serve God, every chance to do a Mitzvah with the joy and freshness of a brand new experience.
How is that possible, he asks, when we are repeating the same experiences day after day. He explains that as long as we are focused on the actions that we are performing then it is impossible to find a freshness and excitement; after all, it is just a repeat of what you did yesterday. The real point of each Mitzvah and each life's experience is to find an inner, subjective, meaning to which you can relate. Each day's experience will then be different as the connection to it will be based on finding a meaning to which you can relate at that time.
How is that possible, he asks, when we are repeating the same experiences day after day. He explains that as long as we are focused on the actions that we are performing then it is impossible to find a freshness and excitement; after all, it is just a repeat of what you did yesterday. The real point of each Mitzvah and each life's experience is to find an inner, subjective, meaning to which you can relate. Each day's experience will then be different as the connection to it will be based on finding a meaning to which you can relate at that time.
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