The Rebbe once said: There are certainly many religious people who do not seclude themselves with God. But I call them fleetis (confused and confounded). When the Mashiach suddenly comes and calls them, they will be baffled.
When a man wakes up from a restful sleep, his mind is calm and relaxed. This is how we will be when the Mashiach comes – totally without panic or confusion.
שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר: בְּוַדַּאי נִמְצָאִים כְּשֵׁרִים, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת. אֲבָל אֲנִי קוֹרֵא אוֹתָם "פְלֵייטֶיס" – מְבֹהָלִים וּמְבֻלְבָּלִים. וּפִתְאֹם כְּשֶׁיָּבוֹא מָשִׁיחַ וְיִקְרָא אוֹתָם יִהְיוּ מְעֻרְבָּבִים וּמְבֻלְבָּלִים.
The Rebbe once said: There are certainly many religious people who do not seclude themselves with God. But I call them fleetis (confused and confounded). When the Mashiach suddenly comes and calls them, they will be baffled.
אֲבָל אֲנַחְנוּ נִהְיֶה דּוֹמִים כְּמוֹ הָאָדָם אַחַר הַשֵּׁנָה, שֶׁדַּעְתּוֹ נוֹחָה וּמְיֻשֶּׁבֶת הֵיטֵב, כֵּן תִּהְיֶה דַּעְתֵּנוּ נוֹחָה וּמְיֻשֶּׁבֶת עָלֵינוּ בְּלִי מְהוּמָה וּבִלְבּוּל.
When a man wakes up from a restful sleep, his mind is calm and relaxed. This is how we will be when the Mashiach comes – totally without panic or confusion.