The waste that becomes the all-important roof
An article in The Jerusalem Post:
My comment:
I would like to add to this beautiful explanation the Kabbalistic meaning of Sukkot.
The Kabbalistic meaning of our Holidays and the Mitzvot gives us the core of “original Judaism,” which is only about the correction of human nature in order to help us become truly “created in His image.”
As the sages wrote, “The Creator gave us plenty of Torah and Mitzvot in order to purify Israel.”
The symbolism of the s’chach at Sukkot is elevating things and actions above our heads, which actions we usually look down on and trample on with our feet.
Since we are all born 100% egocentric, self-serving, self-justifying, and individualistic, the last thing we want is to love and serve others totally, selflessly, and unconditionally.
However, if we want to become similar to reality’s single life-creating and governing force — that is characterized by absolute and pure love and bestowal — we have to start correcting and upgrading our inherent nature so we develop that similarity to the single, creating and governing force which similarity is the purpose of our lives.
This is why we need to elevate in importance the most repelling and disgusting notion and action of “love of others” above everything else, so it will be above our heads, controlling us.
Thus, as we sit under the thatch of the Sukkah, we need to learn and practice how to cover the instinctive egoistic “unfounded hatred” between us with acquired “brotherly love,” making the unimportant “love of others” the most important thing in life.