The “Evil One” is like a prankster running through a crowd, holding up his tightly closed hand. No one knows what he is holding. Each individual imagines that the closed hand contains just what he desires. They all hurry and run after the prankster. Then, when he has tricked them all into following him, he opens his hand and is completely empty. No worldly desire is ever fulfilled. Worldly desires are like sunbeams in a dark room. They may seem solid, but a person who tries to grasp a sunbeam finds nothing in his hand. The same is true for all worldly desires.
Rabbi Nachman
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