Editing Hashgacha Pratis - Divine Providence (section)

==== Each Detail Relates to the Purpose of Creation ====
In Chassidic teachings, the innovation of the Baal Shem Tov is explained in greater depth, that not only does G-d supervise every detail, but each detail has meaning and a deep intention in the path toward fulfilling the purpose of the entire creation. And in the words of the Rebbe Rayatz:<blockquote>For example, the movement of one of the grasses growing in the depths of a forest or on one of the high mountains or in the deepest valleys where no person has passed, not only is the movement of that grass to its right and left, forward and backward throughout its lifetime according to Divine Providence, wherein the Blessed One has decreed that this particular grass will live for specific months, days, and hours, and during this time it will turn and bend to its right and left, forward and backward a certain number of times, but moreover, the movement of this particular grass has a general relationship to the overall purpose of creation, for in the combination and unification of all the particular actions of the countless myriads of details that exist in all the thousands and myriads of species in the four categories of inanimate, vegetable, animal, and human, the supernal intention in the mystery of the entire creation is fulfilled.</blockquote>The Rebbe brings an example from what we see with a successful housewife: not only are all the items in her home in order and precisely planned, but each one has a purpose and function for the management of the home, and there is nothing missing or superfluous.

From this explanation, it is understood that the innovation of Divine Providence according to the Baal Shem Tov is not only regarding inanimate objects-vegetation-animals but also regarding humans. Because according to previous explanations, the individual Divine Providence over humans is due to their superiority, as they specifically fulfill the purpose of creation; therefore, the more superior the detail relating to the person is, and the more it relates to the purpose of creation - the more manifest the Providence over it will be. However, according to the Baal Shem Tov, each and every detail relates to the entirety of creation, and therefore the Providence is over every detail relating to humans to the same degree.