In the Torah vowing is considered to be an innate resource of every human being called upon during times of duress. Vows are believed without question, but a vow is more than a promise as demonstrated by the similarity to the words in Hebrew for Shavoa/Vow and Savoia/Satisfied.
Satisfaction is a type of pleasure that accompanies reaching self-imposed goals. It is pleasure that lures in us the higher expectation that satisfies to the depth of the soul. Pleasure is counted as the inner aspect of essence by the Cabala; pleasure commands will, the other side of essence–essence drives the human being even beyond logic.
The president usually mild-mannered and conciliatory was combative and forceful, so is the power of the vow. Marriage is a vow, military service is a vow, but vowing to change Washington is a combination of the two–the commitment to hold together but also the obligation to fight for what is right.
Being president is a tricky business, like the head bird flying at the point of the V needs to part the invisible wall of air so the ones behind can follow.
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