Tanya for the 18th of Elul י''ח אלול

Although ashes are from wood, they have lost (almost) all comparison to their original form. So too, is the distance from (Abraham's) love of G-d- a characteristic of the Divine soul- and it's Source i,e, G-dly love. Although our capacity to love G-d is a derivative of G-dly love, it is so vastly reduced in its human expression.