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Daily Chizuk #0832
Weekly Parasha
The Emunah Story: Responding without the Expected Salvation
Parashat Yitro: Decide If You Want Happiness
In this week’s parasha, Yitro, we read the Aseret HaDibrot – the Ten Commandments. The last one is לא תחמוד – we are not allowed to covet what our friends have. There are many details as to how a person could violate that mitzvah, but without a question the root of the transgression stems from jealousy. Hashem wants us to have emunah that what we have is meant for us and is best for us, and what others have is meant for them. The mitzvot are for our benefit. Someone who lives life the way Hashem wants us to live will always be happy no matter what he has. When we realize we are not entitled to anything, everything we have is a gift and more than we deserve, we’ll enjoy it so much more. There are so many people who are unhappy because of their high expectations, wondering why others have and they don’t. They are only hurting themselves. It is up to us to decide if we want happiness or the opposite.
Imagine if someone is able to be jealous but overcomes it. Imagine a person who works on himself to the point where he is actually happy when others are successful. We all have the ability to be this way, to be from those who always wish good upon others, who want others to be happy. This attitude will bring us joy in this world and the Next.
Shabbat Shalom!
In this week’s parasha, Yitro, we read the Aseret HaDibrot – the Ten Commandments. The last one is לא תחמוד – we are not allowed to covet what our friends have. There are many details as to how a person could violate that mitzvah, but without a question the root of the transgression stems from jealousy. Hashem wants us to have emunah that what we have is meant for us and is best for us, and what others have is meant for them. The mitzvot are for our benefit. Someone who lives life the way Hashem wants us to live will always be happy no matter what he has. When we realize we are not entitled to anything, everything we have is a gift and more than we deserve, we’ll enjoy it so much more. There are so many people who are unhappy because of their high expectations, wondering why others have and they don’t. They are only hurting themselves. It is up to us to decide if we want happiness or the opposite.
Imagine if someone is able to be jealous but overcomes it. Imagine a person who works on himself to the point where he is actually happy when others are successful. We all have the ability to be this way, to be from those who always wish good upon others, who want others to be happy. This attitude will bring us joy in this world and the Next.
Shabbat Shalom!
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