Being is both presence and absence. God had to conceal His presence in order to bring the world into being. He had to make His absence possible in or… - Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Being is both presence and absence. God had to conceal His presence in order to bring the world into being. He had to make His absence possible in order to make room for the world's presence. Coming into being brought along denial and defiance, absence, oblivion and resistance.