Editing Surrender and Decisiveness (Intellectual) (section)

== Their Significance in Divine Service ==
This is the concept of a good eye and an evil eye, as the Zohar states, "There are two eyes that become one"[9]. That is, when one looks at another with a good eye, their liabilities become nothing and are not considered anything, as they are not seen as liabilities at all, while their merits become greatly magnified in substance and importance, seeing them very clearly as they expand greatly.

Conversely, when one looks with an evil eye at another, their merits appear very diminished in value, to the point that one doesn't see merit at all, while their small liabilities appear as substantial and great debts. This is like the metaphor of a father: when he is favorably disposed toward his son, as is natural, even a great wrongdoing will not be considered such a great liability in his eyes, and he will greatly minimize it by finding reasons and logic why it isn't a liability at all, while he will expand the son's few merits into something substantial and great, appearing as a very great merit because he looks with a good eye (and through this, even all the great liabilities are not seen as such great liabilities, and his merits are very apparent). This is not the case when it is the opposite, when he is angry with his son and looks at him with an evil eye; then it is reversed – every small wrongdoing appears great in his eyes.

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