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Some Pep Talk from Mr. B to a Bochur on the Forum

Monday, 20 February 2012

LISTEN SLOW AND HARD MY FRIEND,
THE YETZER HARA IS A TRICKSTER.
HE DOES NOT "NEED" YOU TO TRANSGRESS ANY SINS,
HE WINS THE WAR BY SIMPLY ENGAGING YOU IN THE "SHAKLA VITARYA".
I FEEL BAD SOUNDING LIKE AN OLDER GUY SAYING, "BEEN THERE DONE THAT"
(I HATED WHEN MY RABBEIM TOLD IT TO ME)
BUT DON'T WAIT TO BE MY AGE TO GIVE IT UP
IF YOU THINK IT IS HARD NOW...
WAIT... TZADIKKLE... OY..THE SHTICK HE'LL PLAY.. OY THE NISYONOS..
THE YETZER HARA IS SO CREATIVE!
BTW TZADDIK, YOU WILL NEVER OUTSMART HIM.
DO NOT TRY, RATHER PLAY A DIFFERENT GAME.
YOU CAN NOT WIN THE YETZER HARA, YOU NEED TO AVOID HIM.
YES IT IS HARD. YES, EVERYONE IS DOING IT. YES, YOU WILL HAVE NEFILLOS.
BUT REMEMBER, THESE ARE EXCUSES NOT REASONS.
I WILL NOT JUDGE YOU. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY YOU NEED THE WEB, AND IT COULD EVEN BE CURIOSITY AND BOREDOM - THAT IS NORMAL.
BUT MY GOOD FRIEND, I AM AN UPSTANDING FIGURE IN MY KEHILLA
A GABBAI, A MAGGID SHIUR, A BAAL PARNASSA,
AND I HAVE A WONDERFUL FAMILY.
TZADDIK, I ALMOST LOST IT ALL TO YOUTUBE.
PLEASE! YOU ARE SO CLOSE TO THE BEST YEARS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF YOUR LIFE,
YOU WILL ONLY GAIN BY STAYING CLEAN!