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How does speech help overcome problems and spiritual slavery? The shiur develops the idea that speech connects us to our eternal neshamas, allowing us to see that troubles are finite rather than overwhelming. This explains why the seder begins with shame and why viduy works — verbalizing helps separate temporary problems from our essential selves.
Gm: "Da'agah b'lev ish yisheechena" (one p'shat): yiseechena l'achairim. By talking out one's problems, he gets handle on them. Beforehand, they overwhelm. But speech connects us to our eternal neshamas, so we become able to see that problems are finite and controllable. This is method we outgrow shibud Mitzrayim at seder - by being maschil bi'gnus. Similarly, viduy is manner through which we are able to recognize our chata'im are finite and not a part of our eternal neshamos.
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