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A fleeting thought

Sunday, 13 May 2012

Sometimes a person could have a fleeting thought of how quickly life is passing him by and how great it would be if he could just run away from the hustle and bustle of life and serve G-d in solitude, with all his strength and with true devotion, leaving all the pleasures of the world behind him. After all, what is the 80 years here on earth compared to a true, eternal connection with the Almighty? Know though my friend, that G-d does not desire angles. He has enough of them already up in heaven with him. Rather, he desires that we little people, surrounded as we are by the hustle and bustle of every day life, exposed to the constant temptations of this world, give him our hearts, just a little bit each day. Each time we choose to say "no" to ourselves or turn away from seeing bad, we are giving G-d the deepest satisfaction and uplifting ourselves more than we could ever imagine!

So next time the Yetzer Hara tells us that it's too difficult to say no to the temptations of the world, say to yourself; "Remember the times when you wished you could just run away and serve G-d with utter selflessness... But G-d is not asking something so difficult from us, indeed he does not desire angels -- he has enough of them in heaven. Instead, G-d asks from us something so much easier... He says: "My son, live your life! enjoy your life! ... Just give me a little bit of your heart each day".

Shouldn't we at least give him that?"