Now that we are in the nine days, it's time to really think about the churban and what we can do to bring moshiach closer.
We have so many opportunities throughout our day to do mitzvos. And like we've all learned when we were younger, each mitzvah you do adds a brick to the bais hamikdosh and yes-it is true! Each mitzvah you do helps bring the geula closer!
It's hard to imagine what we are missing when we never lived in those times. But it shouldn't be too hard to feel, to really feel that we want it back-even though we never experienced life with the bais hamikdosh. It takes a little bit of thought but once you think about it, you will realize how much we really NEED moshiach to come already!
Take a few minutes to think about the things going on around you. There is so much pain in the world. When moshiach comes, that pain will end. People who are sick will become healthy, orphans will be reunited with their parents...and the list goes on and on. There are people who are struggling financially, people with emotional problems, parents and children who need a big band-aid to improve their relationship...and all these things can and will be fixed one day!
We are busy with so many things throughout our day and what we can do is elevate our actions so that the mitzvos we are doing anyway become filled with enthusiasm and excitement. This way, they wont just be actions, mitzvos that are plain and simple, they will be great! How can we do that?
So here's the tip. You need to take an extra minute before you do something to actually think about what you are about to do.
Let's start with brachos.
We spend plenty of time each day eating. Don't you think that by spending a few extra moments before putting the food into your mouth, that bracha can reach a higher level?
The bracha of mezonos-thank you Hashem for giving me food that keeps me full and satisfied!
Shehakol-that everything Hashem created is an extension of His will. Everything exists only because He wills it.
These thoughts take a few extra seconds of your time, but by really thinking about what you are saying as you are saying, you add so much to the bracha you are saying!
There are plenty of other mitzvos that you do throughout your day. If you make yourself aware and try to think about what you do just a minute before you do it, your mitzvah will become so much greater! It's the kavannah, the thought that goes into it that makes all the difference!!
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I thought there are reasons for all our nisyonos, for example to arouse us to teshuva and daven. But if everything is perfect during yimos hamashiach, then whats the point of a perfect world?
ReplyDeleteit's a huge topic, but in like a sentence: the time of Mashiach will no longer be time to earn zechuyot, but rather a time to get the schar, and to lift us back up to the level of Adam and Chava, as Hashem had planned the world and humans to be before their Chait
ReplyDeleteluv-yes, there are reasons for our nisyonos, our pain and our challenges. But there will still be a purpose of having a perfect world. It doesn't mean there will be no challenges. People can still have monetary disagreements and need to go to a rav/bais din to resolve the issue. The choices then (from what I heard once) will be between good, better and best, instead of choices between good and bad.
ReplyDeleteA lot can be accomplished even in a perfect world-a world with clarity and understanding of who Hashem is and what He wants for us. We will be able to learn Torah with amazing depth and bring up our children on the proper path to want to serve Hashem and love it at the same time!
We will be able to get reward for all the pain and difficult challenges we have overcome in our lives and we will also understand why we had to experience all of it!
Tamar-thanks for explaining it on one foot :) Can we hear more about it?