Why Do We Count What We Have Already Completed in the Omer, Not Only What Still Remains?
Why can measuring the progress already made give more strength than looking only at the distance still ahead?
This Hagut Yosef essay reads the counting of the Omer as a model of gradual spiritual growth. Instead of focusing only on how far remains until Shavuot, the daily count marks each step already completed. The source uses this to emphasize personal progress, desire, and avoiding unhelpful comparison with others; empirical illustrations in the longer article are not necessary to the localized claim.