For example, when two people love each other, we say that they merge with each other as one body. When they hate each other, we say that they are as far from one another as the east is from the west. However, it is not a question of near or far in this case. We define people in our world as close or distant to one another by the proximity between their bodies. On the other hand, we may speak about affinity or estrangement between the souls.
Sometimes people quarrel, then they make up. This way they test the contact between them, share various properties, both similar and dissimilar. If they are opposite, there is not even the slightest chance for a contact. Such is our initial contrast with the Creator today.
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