How are you? I hope all is well. Currently, I have so much studying to do. I am right smack in the middle of finals, but I have not even begun studying for my remaining finals. Initially, I did not want to write a D'var Torah this week. However, I have a good friend whose father desperately needs our tefillot and learning for a refuah shelema. This D'var Torah should be a zechut for Israel ben Rivka. Be'ezrat Hashem, he should have a full recovery as soon as possible. Please keep him in mind during you tefillot, and please try to do some extra learning for his zechut.
Be'ezrat Hashem, Sunday will be Lag Ba'Omer, which is when we will end the mourning that we have been doing this past month for the 24,000 students of Rebbi Akiva that died during this time period. As I have already written about (see www.adamstorah.blogspot.
As we are about to end this mourning period, I would like you to ask yourself one question: "Did I change during this past month?" Go ahead, take a minute to think about it. Is there anything you did in this past month which allows you to confidently say, "Yes, I have worked on myself, and I am now a better person?" If the answer to this question is yes, great. If you don't know the answer to this question, or if you answered "no," I have a question for you - Where were you? What have you been doing for this past month? We don't listen to music, we don't go to or have weddings, we don't get haircuts, we don't buy expensive things...we have so many restrictions - but where were you? How come you haven't changed? None of those things matter if you haven't grown from it. It's like filling up the gas tank of your car, but then not moving your car. What was the point? The point of fueling yourself is that you move; not so that you can remain stagnant.
Be'ezrat Hashem, Sunday will be Lag Ba'Omer, which is when we will end the mourning that we have been doing this past month for the 24,000 students of Rebbi Akiva that died during this time period. As I have already written about (see www.adamstorah.blogspot.
As we are about to end this mourning period, I would like you to ask yourself one question: "Did I change during this past month?" Go ahead, take a minute to think about it. Is there anything you did in this past month which allows you to confidently say, "Yes, I have worked on myself, and I am now a better person?" If the answer to this question is yes, great. If you don't know the answer to this question, or if you answered "no," I have a question for you - Where were you? What have you been doing for this past month? We don't listen to music, we don't go to or have weddings, we don't get haircuts, we don't buy expensive things...we have so many restrictions - but where were you? How come you haven't changed? None of those things matter if you haven't grown from it. It's like filling up the gas tank of your car, but then not moving your car. What was the point? The point of fueling yourself is that you move; not so that you can remain stagnant.
I asked myself this question today, and I really had to think hard before I could confidently say that I respect people more. Why should that be the case? If I don't become a better person now, then when am I gonna do it? Now is the time to become a better person, and I haven't done anything. If I don't do it, then who will? Baruch Hashem, I know that I have changed, so I am happy with myself. But did I improve enough? - I'm not so sure about that. You should be able to confidently say - "Yes, I have worked on becoming more considerate towards other people."
Sorry for ranting, but we all need to think about this as we near the end of the Omer mourning period. If you have not changed, something is wrong. What are we doing here if we're not moving forward?
Please take some time to think about this, and commit to yourself that you will improve, you will become nicer, you will become more considerate, you will change. And once you do that, hopefully, you will keep the change.
Shabbat Shalom!!
Sincerely yours,
Sorry for ranting, but we all need to think about this as we near the end of the Omer mourning period. If you have not changed, something is wrong. What are we doing here if we're not moving forward?
Please take some time to think about this, and commit to yourself that you will improve, you will become nicer, you will become more considerate, you will change. And once you do that, hopefully, you will keep the change.
Shabbat Shalom!!
Sincerely yours,
Adam Sabzevari
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