What middlepath says is emes. Although we are faced with major challenges and witness so many tragedies, there is a lesson to be learned in every single one of them individually and as a klal. I am not belittling the pain or heartache that comes through such tragedies, but we have to remember that they come from Hashem, and He only sends us these things out of His love for us. And He does have a reason for each one. Just like a parent does not want to harm their child, so too He doesn’t want to hurt us. Sometimes we need wake up calls. We need to view these as wake up calls and really look inside of ourselves and ask “What does Hashem want me to take out of this?” If we do this, He wont need to send us more.
Rebbe Nachman says that WITHIN darkness, we can find the greatest light. Hashem is inside of that darkness, and we can bring His light out into our lives, and into the world if we open our eyes to the emes.
The things that happened this year raelly brought klal yisrael together, especilly what happened with Leiby that really hit home. We have to work on it so that the achdus stays within us and doesnt weaken with time. It’s a real avodah, but we can do it.