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Today’s daily dose is dedicated l’iluy neshmat Shlomo ben Joya and Micha-El, my dear stepfather z’l. Hard to believe that it has been a year since he left this world so suddenly; he is missed ever so much. The family values that he held dear and outpouring of love and affection will stay close to our hearts forever. May his neshama bask in the Divine radiance together with all of the tzaddikim who have departed from this world, Amen!
Oy na lanu! The loss today is profound, indescribable and unbearable. The loss of Maran Chaim Ovadia Yosef ben Gorjia ztk’l… the Shechina has left our midst; we are lost and left orphaned. It must come, the geula must come there is no other consolation. Please Hashem, redeem Your beloved children…
When a person truly acknowledges that all that occurs in his life is for his ultimate best, he is considered to be living in the World to Come already in this world. “Kol Ma’n d’avid Rachmana l’tav avid (All that Hashem does is for the best) is a very well-known saying taught in Masechet Brachot. Our holy sages repeated this verse continuously at every opportunity since it is a halacha in Shulchan Aruch in the section of Orach Chaim which states, “At all times a person must accustom himself to say ‘kol ma’n d’avid Rachmana l’tav avid.’”
If this motto has been routinely mentioned by so many, why is it so hard to internalize its truthful message? Let us contemplate how much wasted energy we extend when we are disappointed with plans that have failed, hopes that haven’t been fulfilled, losses and damages that we incur but are not under our control. How much inner-calm is lost due to our worries and fears that creep inside of us every day anew?
Oy, if we only were able to feel that everything is for the best; that every detail in our lives is guided, individually supervised and tailored to serve us perfectly, we would be so much more tranquil, happy and would preserve so much more of our energy to truly serve Hashem.
In essence what is Hashem asking of us? Do we really accept deep within that everything is for the good? We certainly believe that Hashem bestows only good, even our pain and sorrow are good, right? Unfortunately we don’t feel this way since as human beings we cannot understand the mysterious unknown depth of Hashem’s masterplan for creation. So why does Chazal obligate us and even instruct us by halacha to bless the bad (bitter) as we do the good? Answer tomorrow.
