BS’D
There is a big cloud called sadness that envelops our hearts and disables us from enjoying the experience called life. Hashem created the medicine to dissolve this heartbreak and console the anguished heart – pursue a life of meaning; of Torah and you will be happy.
“Pekudei Hashem Yisharim m’samchei lev (The edicts of Hashem are just, and gladden the heart )” (Tehillim 19:9). The messages of Torah study are healing and restore one’s health with it’s Divine light. Hashem’s ‘ways’ are straight and when we make the effort to learn them we remove from our midst all confusion and doubt, thus leaving us with a sense of tranquility and security. Knowing what is expected of us and following the clear cut path presented in the Torah brings us joy.
By trusting that Hashem’s pathways are the best route to travel on and following His map we are freed from worry, stress and cloudiness of thought. When our hearts are emptied of these negative weathering emotions it gets flooded with happiness, love of oneself and others. A happy heart sees life differently, processes challenges in another light and views life as worth living and investing in.
Sefer HaMiddot teaches that sadness r”l brings upon a person suffering since it displays ‘complaining’ over one’s lot in life. Discontentment over life’s events invites the Beit Din shel Ma’alah (the Heavenly court) to ‘open up’ a grievance case on our behalf to investigate if in fact we were short-changed in life. Hashem is all merciful and is always in the ‘green’, therefore unfortunately the court will discover that we were in fact treated fairly and in fact should have been judged more sternly if not for Hashem’s endless compassion.
On the other hand, happiness sends the message that we are grateful and appreciative thus ‘encouraging’ Hashem to happily send more our way, B’H!
Today’s Daily Dose of Emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Natali bat Chaya Leah, a nine year old girl who is awaiting oncology test results. Please Hashem may they see only revealed good and may there be no more suffering in Klal Yisrael, amen.
