Second Chances

We live in a time which second chances are often expected.  The concept seems to be bred into us.  If we think about when we were children, everything was allowed a do-over, whether it was playing games or learning in school, or even being punished (grounded for a week -- maybe -- and let back out).  Those were the days, eh?  

Second chances are wonderful things, but we find out after growing up that life is very hard and fast and not everything is allotted a do-over. 

Noah came to the understanding that he was going to facilitate the do-over of all do-overs:  the entire world -- and in a very powerful way.  The Eternal reached him and told him the world was going to end, but, the only hope for life to continue was -- him.  Humanity became something of a bane to the Creator and regret happened.  What would you feel like if the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth chose you to literally confess:  "I made a mistake.  I let things go awry.  I need to wipe the board clean and be done with it all; but, as much as I want to, I love my creation so much that I can't just throw it all away.  Maybe, if I give it a good washing and tend a little more, it might get healthy again." 

"...but, YOU have to be the one to keep every living thing -- well -- living -- until I'm done scrubbing everything clean."

Let's think about this in the world of Kabbalah from the Sefer Yetzirah:

The realm of Mother Alef:  Atlas bore the weight of the world.
The realm of Mother Shin:  Noah said "Hold my wineskin."
The realm of Mother Mem:  Archeology and Anthropology and Geology will indicate that a flood did happen, but, maybe didn't cover the entire world...and the Ark's location, while only speculative, does, whisper truth in place and event.

The second chance of a lifetime -- literally.  You do what you're bound to do.