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The solutions to our problems usually come ‘out of nowhere’; most often without our intervention. It comes to teach that we control very little of life’s outcome. Rebbe Akiva ztk’l was known to say: “Kol de’avid Rachmana l’tav avid (All that Hashem does is for the best). Difficult events work themselves out at their own pace and are in sync with Hashem’s master plan. Our challenge is to take hold of our emuna and trust that it is good and will reveal its good in due time.
We cannot judge a single occurrence and stamp it as being ‘bad’ until the entire picture is clearly laid out before us. An analogy to this – think of a tailor who receives beautiful silk to sew a royal gown. The tailor must first draw the appropriate lines over the material to outline the necessary cuts. From an outsider perspective we might want to scream ‘stop’ and question how he dare ‘ruin’ the expensive material. Yet the wise one understands this is a necessary step in creating a splendid garment that will far outweigh the beauty of a roll of material.
Hashem is ‘sewing’ beautiful garments for each of us – tailor made for our ultimate good.
