The Baal Shem Tov said that a person who is completely pure, who never caused even the slightest blemish in the world, cannot see evil in any man, He cannot even hear about the evil that a person has done. For G-d does not allow him to see or hear evil. When you see that somebody is doing evil, or even if you are told about it, you must therefore know that you have somewhat of a stain of the very same thing. Even if you are a righteous person, you still have something of that blemish. G-d therefore brings about the sight or news in order that you should direct your heart to repent and rectify it. The person who did the actual evil, however, depends on you. Thus, he too will then repent…
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