The 25 hours of Fasting are over. Hopefully, Fast and Prayer have got me a good final sealing in the Book of Life for the New Year.
The Book of Life contains the fate of every sinner. On the jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana) the fate is inscribed, ten days later , on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) it is sealed. Between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, people have a chance to change their fate if they repent, pray, ask forgiveness.
Yom Kippur is the most sacred of the jewish holidays. It's also a day of Fear - fear of the finalization of the heavenly verdict passed on Rosh Hashana. G'mar Chatima Tova! meaning: a Good Final Sealing , is the customary greeting used among people between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
I believe the Book of Life is part of God's greater book, that of the Creation, its order and rules. Sadly, Man has constantly violated these rules, in the name of progress and evolution, and we see the result - we live in a scary and unpredictable world.
In the book of the Creation there are answers and solutions.
Man prefers and expects... politicians to offer answers and solve problems.