מצוה גדולה להיות בשמחה תמידAlways Joyful

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The pulse keeps time with joy.

It is a great mitzvah to be joyful always, and to drive away sadness and gloom with all your strength. All illness comes from damaged joy. Ten kinds of melody, the ten expressions of song in Psalms, live inside the ten kinds of pulse, so when joy is spoiled the pulse falters. In the future God will be 'head of the dance' (rosh machol), a play on choleh, the sick, because dancing heals. A broken heart is good, but only for one set hour a day. Spend the rest of the day happy, cheering yourself even with silliness.

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