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ask the rabbi
We All Have Our Own Story A holy man, Reb Zusha, once said: “After I die I am not This is also the reason why many people are afraid
afraid they will ask me why I wasn’t like Moses. Because of flying on a plane but not afraid of driving a car, even
By Rabbi Leib Ezagui I’ll tell them I am not Moses. After I die I am afraid they though the odds of something happening to the airplane is
Question: I have will ask me: Zusha! Why weren’t you like Zushe? In other much less than in a car. The reason is that in car we have
a cousin who considers words, why didn’t you do the best you can and live your an illusion that we are 100 percent in control.
himself religious and when life to your fullest talents? How does this happen? We have this unbelievably
something goes wrong he Every person was born at a certain time, in a certain powerful machine called the brain. When we don’t feel
always says, “This is the place, for a certain purpose and mission. Every single comfortable with our surroundings we leave the present
way it was meant to be.” mission is unique. No one has ever done it before and no reality and go up to a more comfortable imaginary world
If everything is from G-d, one will do it after. We all have our own story. we created in our brain. This imaginary world is created by
why even try? I find that The only criteria to judge whether or not we some illusionary dreams of the future or from old feelings
many people use religion accomplished our mission is whether we showed up for and recollections of the past. For some, this cozy escape
as an excuse for all sorts our own story. After 120, they shouldn’t ask: Zusha! Why may be religion, for others it may be childhood memories
of issues, and in the end weren’t you like Zusha? or unrealistic, impractical visions of the future. When
blaming G-d doesn’t help anyone. So why do we sometimes run away from reality? on shaky ground we tend to be selective about when we
Answer: G-d wants us to approach every situation in Have you ever seen a child get a splinter? The child should be present. We would rather feel in control in an
life with the belief, trust, and confidence that if we try our comes inside crying and shows you the wound. You take a illusionary world of old feelings and unfeasible dreams
best it’ll turn out exactly the way it was meant to be. pair of tweezers to remove the splinter but when the child than be present with the reality of what we are supposed
sees the tweezers he starts screaming as if you were going to do at the moment.
to operate on him. No matter how much you explain to As a general rule of thumb, the past that we cannot
him that it won’t hurt he can’t calm himself down. Only change is divine providence and part of G-d’s master plan.
once you let the child hold the tweezers on his own does For the present and the future, it’s our job to give it our
he see that the tweezers aren’t too painful and he calms best because G-d helps those who help themselves!
down. The second you take the tweezer back he starts Rabbi Leib serves as youth director for Chabad House
screaming again. Lubavitch of Palm Beach and runs the Jewish School of
We see from the child that a person would rather the Arts kid’s program, 624.7004. The advice offered in
experience control and be in pain than experience the loss this column is for informational purposes only and is not
of control. As long as the child is holding the tweezers he intended as a substitute for professional advice. To ask the
is OK. rabbi a question, email rabbi@chabadpalmbeach.org.
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