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LAITMANKABBALAH PUBLISHERSTOGETHER FOREVERThe story about the magicianwho didn't want to be aloneMichael LaitmanLAITMAN

KABBALAH PUBLISHERSTOGETHER FOREVERThe story about the magicianwho didn't want to be aloneMichael Laitman


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2ISBN 978-1-897448-12-0FIRST EDITION: NOVEMBER 2008First printingTOGETHER FOREVER

The story about the magicianwho didn't want to be alone

Copyright 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN

All rights reservedPublished by Laitman Kabbalah Publisherswww.kabbalah.info [email protected] Steeles Avenue West, Suite 532, Toronto, ON, M2R 3X1, Canada194 Quentin Rd, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11223, USA

Printed in Canada

No part of this book may be used or reproducedin any manner without written permission of the publisher,except in the case of brief quotations embodiedin critical articles or reviews.

Illustrations: Tzezar OrshanskiLayout: Rami Yaniv

Translation: Chaim RatzAssociate Editors: Debbie Sirt, Tony Kosinec, Susan Morales KosinecCopy Editor: Claire GerusPrinting: Doron GoldinPost Production: Uri LaitmanExecutive Editor: Chaim Ratz


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Do you know why old folks are the best tellers of legends?Its because a legend is the cleverest thing on earth!Everything in the world changes, but true legends always stay.

Legends are filled with so much wisdom, that to tell them,

a person needs to see things that others miss.It takes a long, long time to gainso much wisdom,and thats why older folks oftentell legends better than anyone else!

As it is written in the greatest,most ancient magical book,The Book of Zohar,An old person is onewho has acquired wisdom.

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Children love to listen to legendsbecause their imaginations can open themup to wonderful new ideas and truths.Sometimes they might not have known these ideaswithout hearing about them in legends.

And children who grow upand continue to see what others cannot, acquiremore and more wisdom.

Such people always remain like children,wise children, even as grownups.This is what The Book of Zohar teaches us.

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There once wasa great magician,kind, generous,and goodhearted.

But unlike all other goodmagicians in childrens legends,this magician was so very kind,he missed havingsomeone to sharehis goodness with

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He had no one to love or care for,and no one to play with,to be with,or to think about.

Besides,he longed for someoneto know him and to care about him

...because its very sad to be alone.So what did he do?

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8 8He thought to himself:I know! Ill make a pebble,a tiny one, but very beautiful.I will gently hold it and stroke it,and feel it always by my side.

And we will be together,the pebble and I, because

its very sad to be alone.


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a pretty little pebble rested in the good magicians hand.He stroked the smooth little pebbleand wrapped it lovingly in his warmpalm. He spoke lovingly to it, but thestone didnt answer. It just lay there inhis hand, motionless and silent.

And worst of all, it did not returnhis love.No matter what he did to it,the stone would not become friendly,or even react at all.He thought, Is this the way to treat a good magician?How come the sweet-looking pebble isnt responding?Maybe there is something wrong with it?Perhaps I should make more pebbles,and maybe they will be friendlierand return my friendship?He waved his magic stick, and

9a pretty little pebble rested in the good magicians hand.He stroked the smooth little pebbleand wrapped it lovingly in his warmpalm. He spoke lovingly to it, but thestone didnt answer. It just lay there inhis hand, motionless and silent.And worst of all, it did not returnhis love.No matter what he did to it,the stone would not become friendly,or even react at all.He thought, Is this the way to treat a good magician?

How come the sweet-looking pebble isnt responding?Maybe there is something wrong with it?Perhaps I should make more pebbles,and maybe they will be friendlierand return my friendship?He waved his magic stick, and9CHACK!


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So the magician mademore pebbles, then larger stones:rocks, hills, mountains, the Earth,and even the whole universe.

But they were all like the first pebble:they didnt move,didnt speak, and justdidnt respond at all.

And once again he felthow sad it was to be alone.

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11In his sadness he wondered,Perhaps I should make a plant instead?Yes, a very beautiful flower!Ill water it, give it lots of fresh air,beam down warm sunshine,

and play sweet music to it.The plant will be so happy,and then well both be happy becauseits very sad to be alone.11In his sadness he wondered,Perhaps I should make a plant instead?Yes, a very beautiful flower!Ill water it, give it lots of fresh air,beam down warm sunshine,and play sweet music to it.The plant will be so happy,

and then well both be happy because

its very sad to be alone.


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a pretty little flower appeared rightnext to his chair. With its rosy petalsand long and gentle leaves, the flowerlooked exactly as he pictured it.The magician was so excited he beganto skip and hop around it, and sang

the most cheerful songs he knew. Butthe plant wouldnt dance with him; itwouldnt sing, either. All it did wasgrow when he watered it, and shrivelwhen he didnt.This was not nearly enoughfor such a goodhearted magician, whowanted to give his heart and soul tohis friend, the flower.Again, the magician wondered,Is this the way to treat a good magician?How come this pretty little flower

isnt responding?Perhaps I should make more flowers?

Perhaps they will returnmy friendship?The good magician waved his magic stick again, anda pretty little flower appeared rightnext to his chair. With its rosy petalsand long and gentle leaves, the flowerlooked exactly as he pictured it.The magician was so excited he beganto skip and hop around it, and sangthe most cheerful songs he knew. Butthe plant wouldnt dance with him; it

wouldnt sing, either. All it did wasgrow when he watered it, and shrivelwhen he didnt.This was not nearly enoughfor such a goodhearted magician, whowanted to give his heart and soul tohis friend, the flower.Again, the magician wondered,Is this the way to treat a good magician?How come this pretty little flowerisnt responding?Perhaps I should make more flowers?Perhaps they will returnmy friendship?The good magician waved his magic stick again, andCHACK!12


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13So the magician made all kinds of plants:meadows with carpets of red, yellow, andblue flowers, groves and forests,vast savannas, and dense jungles.But no matter what kind of plant

he made, they all behaved justlike the very first flower.Once again, the good magicianwas alone, and sad.Realizing that the situationcalled for special action,the magician sat on his magic thinking rock.He thought,and thought,and thought some more,until he had a wonderful idea:I know, he said out loud,Ill make an animal!But what kind of animal?

Perhaps a dog?13So the magician made all kinds of plants:meadows with carpets of red, yellow, andblue flowers, groves and forests,vast savannas, and dense jungles.But no matter what kind of planthe made, they all behaved justlike the very first flower.Once again, the good magicianwas alone, and sad.

Realizing that the situationcalled for special action,the magician sat on his magic thinking rock.He thought,and thought,and thought some more,until he had a wonderful idea:I know, he said out loud,Ill make an animal!But what kind of animal?Perhaps a dog?


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Yes, a dog!Ill make a cute little pup thatwill always be with me.because itsvery sadto be alone.Ill take it for walks,play with it,

and when I returnto my castle,the dog will jump for joyand wiggle its tailto greet me.Yes! the magiciansmiled to himself, the dogand I will be very happytogether14Yes, a dog!Ill make a cute little pup that

will always be with me.because itsvery sadto be alone.Ill take it for walks,play with it,and when I returnto my castle,the dog will jump for joyand wiggle its tailto greet me.

Yes! the magiciansmiled to himself, the dogand I will be very happytogether

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15a cute little puppyrested in his hands,exactly as hehad pictured it.The good magician was elated; he fed the dog,

cuddled and caressed its soft, curly fur. He took iton walks and even gave it bubble baths. For sure,this was the most spoiled pup ever.But after some time, the magician realizedthat a dogs love was not the kind of love he wanted.A dog just wants to sit next to its owner and obey its owner.The magician was very sad to see that even such acute little pup that played so cheerfully and followedhim wherever he went, still couldnt return all thegoodheartedness that he wanted to give it.CHACK!Hopeful, the magician waved his magic stick, and15

a cute little puppyrested in his hands,exactly as hehad pictured it.The good magician was elated; he fed the dog,cuddled and caressed its soft, curly fur. He took iton walks and even gave it bubble baths. For sure,this was the most spoiled pup ever.But after some time, the magician realizedthat a dogs love was not the kind of love he wanted.A dog just wants to sit next to its owner and obey its owner.The magician was very sad to see that even such acute little pup that played so cheerfully and followed

him wherever he went, still couldnt return all thegoodheartedness that he wanted to give it.CHACK!Hopeful, the magician waved his magic stick, and


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16He realized that a dogjust couldnt be the kind of friendthat he was looking for.It couldnt understandthe things he did for it,

how he cared for his dog,and how he troubledwith the food and gameshe had made for it.The dogcould not appreciate all that,and this waswhat the magicianreally needed,a friend who wouldappreciate his kindnessand good heart.

16He realized that a dogjust couldnt be the kind of friendthat he was looking for.It couldnt understandthe things he did for it,how he cared for his dog,and how he troubledwith the food and gameshe had made for it.The dogcould not appreciate all that,and this was

what the magicianreally needed,a friend who wouldappreciate his kindnessand good heart.


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18 18But, to be like me he would have tounderstand and appreciatewhat I am giving him.This way, he could return my loveand do for me what I will do for him.

Then, we would both be happy.

For three days and three nightsthe magician sat on his magic rockand thought about his next creation.


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Finally, he had a brilliant idea!Why dont I make a man? .Yes, what a great idea! .He could be my true friend!He could be just like me!If I make him just right,

he will love what I love,and appreciate what I will give him.Hell just need a little bit of helpand then we will bevery happybecause well never be alone.But to be happy, themagician knew,his friend would first needto feel what it was likebeing alone andwithout a friend.

Actually, he wouldhave to feel what it waslike being without themagiciansfriendship.19Finally, he had a brilliant idea!

Why dont I make a man? .Yes, what a great idea! .He could be my true friend!He could be just like me!If I make him just right,he will love what I love,

and appreciate what I will give him.Hell just need a little bit of helpand then we will bevery happybecause well never be alone.But to be happy, themagician knew,his friend would first needto feel what it was likebeing alone andwithout a friend.Actually, he wouldhave to feel what it waslike being without themagiciansfriendship.19


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With new hope in his heart,

the magician waved his magic stickand all kinds of games so the man,his new friend, would enjoy himself.

But all the while, the magician wasstill alone and very sadbecause his friend didnt knowabout him.CHACK!20for the fourth, and last time, and

But this time, two thingshappened: a man was made, buthe was made in a veryfar away land.

So far away was that land,the man didnt even knowabout the magician.He saw the mountains, the stars,the trees, the flowers, the fish,and the animals, but he didntknow that it was the magician whomade them. He didnt even know

But the magician did not stop there.He made a computer, football, basketball,

there was a magician!


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21The man didnt know that there was amagician who had made him, who loved him,and waited for him.He didnt know that the magician waswhispering, Come, join me,

we can be happy together,because its truly very sad to be alone.21The man didnt know that there was amagician who had made him, who loved him,and waited for him.He didnt know that the magician waswhispering, Come, join me,we can be happy together,because its truly very sad to be alone.


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But how can someone whodoesnt know the magician, andhas a computer, football, andall kinds of fun things to do,suddenly want to find him?How can someone like that even

want to know and love him?Can such a person be themagicians true friend,and tell him,Come, my good magician, letsbe together and happy, becauseI know how sad it is to be alone?22But how can someone whodoesnt know the magician, andhas a computer, football, andall kinds of fun things to do,

suddenly want to find him?How can someone like that evenwant to know and love him?Can such a person be themagicians true friend,and tell him,

Come, my good magician, letsbe together and happy, becauseI know how sad it is to be alone?22


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23 23The man knew only what hesaw around him.He wanted to have whatothers had, do what othersdid, and talk about what

others talked about.He didnt know thatsomewhere out there was agood magician, who was sadto be alone.


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CHACK!Well, our magician is a clever one;he had a plan in mind.In fact, hed had it all along and hewas only waiting for the right momentto carry it out.

And one sunny day,the right moment came:the magician stood very far fromhis friend, and very softly whisperedstraight into his friendsheart: CHACK!He touched his heart with his magicstick, CHACK! and once againA voice was calling in themans heart.24CHACK!

Well, our magician is a clever one;he had a plan in mind.In fact, hed had it all along and hewas only waiting for the right momentto carry it out.And one sunny day,the right moment came:the magician stood very far fromhis friend, and very softly whisperedstraight into his friendsheart: CHACK!He touched his heart with his magicstick, CHACK! and once again

A voice was calling in themans heart.24


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And when the magician Chackdwith his magic stick once more,the man began to think,Hah, there is a magician!Hmmm very interesting,I wonder what hes like.

All of a sudden, the man began to thinkthat perhaps it wasnt that much fun beingwithout a magician in his life, that he wouldactually be much happier with him.25And when the magician Chackdwith his magic stick once more,the man began to think,Hah, there is a magician!Hmmm very interesting,I wonder what hes like.All of a sudden, the man began to think

that perhaps it wasnt that much fun beingwithout a magician in his life, that he would

actually be much happier with him.25


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CHACK!How do I meet the magician?Then the magician Chackd againand the man suddenly felt that somewhere, very far away, there was a land.And in that land was a tower filled with treasures.And in that tower sat a wise and kind magician, just waiting for him.

And the magician was whispering, Hello, friend, I am waiting for you;together, we will be happy, and alone we will be sad.But the man didnt know where to find the land with the tower in it.He didnt even know which way to look for it.The man was sad and confused; he wondered,26CHACK!How do I meet the magician?Then the magician Chackd againand the man suddenly felt that somewhere, very far away, there was a land.And in that land was a tower filled with treasures.And in that tower sat a wise and kind magician, just waiting for him.

And the magician was whispering,Hello, friend, I am waiting for you;together, we will be happy, and alone we will be sad.

But the man didnt know where to find the land with the tower in it.He didnt even know which way to look for it.The man was sad and confused; he wondered,26


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27And all the while that gentle tap waspatting in his heart:CHACK! CHACK!He couldnt sleep,he couldnt eat, and

he couldnt stop imaginingthat tall tower in his mind.Thats what happens whenyou search for somethingreally hard but cant find it.It can make you very sadto be alone.27And all the while that gentle tap waspatting in his heart:CHACK! CHACK!He couldnt sleep,

he couldnt eat, andhe couldnt stop imagining

that tall tower in his mind.Thats what happens whenyou search for somethingreally hard but cant find it.It can make you very sadto be alone.


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But a Chack! was notenough for that. This wassomething the man hadto do by himself.

For the man to be as wise as

the magician, as powerful andgoodhearted, the magician hadto teach him how to do the samewonders he himself could do.

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To help him, the magiciangently and secretly led him toan ancient magical book,called The Book of Zohar.This book taught the man theway to the high tower in the

faraway land.

Following the instructions in thebook, the man rushed to meethis friend, the magician.He wanted to tell him,Hello!Ive come to be with you;I know we will be happytogether.

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But when the man reached the tower, hediscovered that all around it was a high wall,surrounded by scary guards. They pushedhim away every time he tried to approachand wouldnt let the man and the magicianmeet, much less be together.

And the more the man insisted, thetougher and more forceful the guardsbecame. They had no mercy.

The man was in despair. Hisdear friend, the magician, washidden in the tower, the gateswere locked, the wall washigh, and the mean guardskept pushing him away. Noone could enter and no one

could leave the tower.

The man thought,

What am I going to do?If we cannot be together,how will we ever be happy?

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But every time he was aboutto give up, he felt a gentlein his heart.Then, he would againfeel hopeful,searching for a way past the

guards and the great wall.And if he weakened,and there wasno Chack! in his heart,he would cry outto the magician,Why are you calling me in vain?Where are you?Cant you seethat Im alone?CHACK!31

But every time he was aboutto give up, he felt a gentlein his heart.Then, he would againfeel hopeful,searching for a way past theguards and the great wall.And if he weakened,and there wasno Chack! in his heart,he would cry outto the magician,

Why are you calling me in vain?

Where are you?Cant you seethat Im alone?CHACK!31


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32Yet, if a person is patient and endures the beatingof the guards, he becomes stronger, braver,and wiser. Instead of growing weaker, he learns todo his own magic, his own wonders,like only a magician can.

And this is what the man did, too.Finally, after all thathad happened, there wasnothing the man wantedmore than to be with hisfriend, the magician.All he now wanted wasto see his friend, becausehe was still alone.32Yet, if a person is patient and endures the beatingof the guards, he becomes stronger, braver,

and wiser. Instead of growing weaker, he learns todo his own magic, his own wonders,like only a magician can.And this is what the man did, too.Finally, after all thathad happened, there wasnothing the man wantedmore than to be with hisfriend, the magician.All he now wanted wasto see his friend, becausehe was still alone.


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33And just when he felt he couldnt bear being alone for even onemore minute, the gates of the tower suddenly opened. And yes, thegreat magician, his goodhearted, kind friend, came to meet him, andsaid, Come, lets be together, because its very sad to be alone.And ever since that day, they have been the best of friends,

together forever. There is no greater joy than the joy oftheir friendship.And the wonder of their love is eternal;it lives forever, and ever, and ever.And they are so happy being together, that theydont even remember, not even sometimes, howsad it was to be alone.33And just when he felt he couldnt bear being alone for even onemore minute, the gates of the tower suddenly opened. And yes, thegreat magician, his goodhearted, kind friend, came to meet him, andsaid, Come, lets be together, because its very sad to be alone.

And ever since that day, they have been the best of friends,together forever. There is no greater joy than the joy oftheir friendship.And the wonder of their love is eternal;it lives forever, and ever, and ever.And they are so happy being together, that theydont even remember, not even sometimes, howsad it was to be alone.


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34So if you ever feel a gentle Chack! deep in yourheart, know that there is a kind and wise magiciancalling you, because he wants to be your friend.After all, it can be very sad to be alone.


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35THE END!


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