Steemed out MEME

I often feel that way... And I just dealt with someone who was certainly feeling like that. (He cut off his finger tip from the first knuckle, on a table saw.)

My brain still can't compute it. Finger attached. Then... Finger on the floor... OMG...

Will probably post about it after shabbos. I hope he receives his embarrassment and pain well...

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bearbear613 (67) · 7 years ago (edited)

nothing that a bucket of ice and sewing thread can't handle..
It happened to me and went to hospital (cut off top of my thumb). Took about 6 months to heal up.. at least it wasnt the whole finger lol poor guy. Still don't have complete feeling but that's ok.

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inphiknit (66) · 7 years ago (edited)

The knuckle was shredded up and so I just found out that they can't reattach it. Poor guy indeed, but you're right, thank G-d it wasn't the whole thing.

Sounds like you got away with a warning and a memory/tikkun...

This is all so mind boggling to me, I just can't make sense of it in a weird, literally visceral way. It's nothing compared to what he must feel, but I actually picked up a severed finger today...

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bearbear613 (67) · 7 years ago

cripes.. it happens "accidents", sometimes no rhyme or reason. If we don't know why it happened.. is it really a tikkun? Perhaps he was using the finger wrong in a past life? Or maybe this one.. but that requires self reflection I guess.

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inphiknit (66) · 7 years ago (edited)

All great questions for us to ponder. I think it is a tikkun even if we can't see the reason. In fact, I once asked about how to do tikkunim for specific aveiros, and was told something along the lines of;

"Don't worry about specific tikkunim or sins, but just keep doing all/as many mitzvot as possible, so as not to miss anything. You'll make tikkunim this way."

So I guess in the same way suffering in general is a tikkun, this is too. You are right though, there is a chance for deeper teshuvah/corrections/connections with awareness and reflection though... Maybe it does relate to the finger itself, but as you imply, only he could know...