In a previous post we explained that Teshuvah is not simply a necessity for after-the-fact, rather the world is a more enriched place when it goes through the Aveirah/Teshuvah process, more so than if the sin wouldn't have happened in the first place.
Let's take this idea one step deeper.
Rav Shmuel Tal shlit"a explains that this is the meaning of what Chazal say that Teshuvah preceded the world. This is very perplexing. On the surface Teshuvah should only be innovated once sin enters the scene. Before sin the concept of Teshuvah should be unnecessary. Why would it precede creation as a whole?
The answer is as we have been explaining. (See here) Hashem never intended to create a perfect world. He created a flawed universe, and put humans in control who are bound to mess things up worse. Hashem planted sin into the very fiber of creation. On the first day He saw that the primordial light was to be abused, so it was hidden away. On the second day the waters fought and questioned G-d's judgement. On the third day the trees did not do as they were told. On the fourth day the moon disobeyed as well. And we all know what happened on the sixth day. Why is this the system of creation?
It is for this reason that Teshuvah comes before the world itself. If you pour dye into the start of the river, the whole stream takes on a tinge and is affected. So to Hashem wanted history to be guided by Teshuvah. He wanted didn't want a sparkling, perfect world. He wanted a world wrought with flaws and brought to a higher place through Teshuvah.
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