Sichot HaRan Chapter 244
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שָׁמַעְתִּי מֵאֶחָד מֵחֲשׁוּבֵי אֲנָשִׁים, אִישׁ כָּשֵׁר וִירֵא שָׁמַיִם וְעוֹבֵד אֶת הַשֵּׁם בֶּאֱמֶת, שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל: שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּנֵי אָדָם עוֹבְדֵי ה' שֶׁאֵין הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ מַרְאֶה לָהֶם מַה שֶּׁפָּעֲלוּ כָּל יְמֵי חַיֵּיהֶם.
I heard this from one of the Rebbe’s disciples who was religious, God-fearing and truly served God. The Rebbe told him, “Some people serve God but He doesnot show them their accomplishments during their lifetime.
רַק אַחַר מוֹתָם בָּעוֹלָם הַבָּא, אָז יִרְאוּ מַה שֶּׁפָּעֲלוּ.
This is only revealed to them after death in the World to Come.”
וְהֵבַנְתִּי שֶׁרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל, אָמַר לוֹ דָּבָר זֶה לְעִנְיַן הִתְחַזְּקוּת, לְבַל יִפֹּל בְּדַעְתּוֹ מַה שֶּׁכְּבָר עָסַק בַּעֲבוֹדַת הַשֵּׁם, וַעֲדַיִן אֵינוֹ רוֹאֶה בְּעַצְמוֹ שׁוּם פְּעֻלָּה. כִּי יֵשׁ שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִרְאוֹת כָּל יְמֵי חַיָּיו מַה שֶּׁפָּעַל כִּי־אִם לְאַחַר כָּךְ כַּנַּ"ל.
The Rebbe said this by way of encouragement so that the man would not fall down in his own eyes. He had spent many years serving God and had not seen any achievement. Therefore, the Rebbe told him that some people only have this revealed to them after death.