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י"ח אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

Thursday
י"ח אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

חיפוש בארכיון

365. Pain (2)

Even though a person should not be upset about his affairs, it is nevertheless an obligation to be upset about the honor of heaven. It follows that one should be upset in every possible way about sins, iniquities and crimes, not for oneself because of the terrible punishment which one will have to endure, but because one is causing pain and anger before the King of glory.

Similarly, it is correct to be upset about the destruction of the holy temple which was destroyed because of our sins, and also here one should not be upset that we are in exile and in terrible travails, but because of the pain of heaven which is so great. For each and every trial or tribulation that a person receives the correct attitude is that one should not be upset about the physical pain etc., but instead one should be upset that one has caused anger and pain to the high and exalted G-d. This can be compared to a son who loves his father and has made him very angry to the extent that he has to abandon his fatherly mercy and hit him very hard, in which case if the son has faithful love for his father he will not be at all upset about the pain of the blow. Instead, he will be upset about the anger and pain of his father and he will think to himself, “What can I do and how can I make amends to my father so that he will not have pain and anger because of me?”. How much more does this apply in regards to Hashem when we know that the heavenly mercy is abundant and His way is to do unlimited good and His love for Klal Yisrael is very great, and it is obvious that it follows that it is fitting to be upset about the trials and tribulations because they show that our Father in heaven is very angry with us to the extent that he was forced to give us such a great blow.

“My brothers and my nation, take this sefer Torah, and with this, and like this learn well, so that you should have it good; listen and enliven your soul, and achieve gladness and joy in this world and the world to come” (From the author’s intro.)