For the Refua Shlema of Mordechai Tzvi ben Sara & Binyamin ben Blanka.
These are the days of Aseret Yemei Tshuva,
which are for TSHUVA! Hashem tells us: I am helping you, just want it! In
reality we all have a huge urge to get close to Hashem, so why is it so
difficult?
How can we understand that INSIDE FEELING OF
WANTING to get close to Hashem and do Tshuva?
Ice Cream Refrigerators (like the ones outside
all the Delis in Israel). We are born with empty Ice Cream Refriegerators.
Throughout life we fill them up. Already at age 8 Days Old we pack it with Ice
Cream from a single Mitzvah of Brit Milah (circumcision). As we get older and
we have the battle of the Yezter Tov vs. Yetzer Hara that we struggle with
daily, we start taking away and putting in more ice cream.
When we G-d forbid fall to the hands of the
Yetzer Hara (Evil Inclination) and do a Chet (sin), we take out a huge amount
of ice cream from our refrigerators. When we do Chessed or listen to our Yetzer
HaTov (Good Desire) and put on Tefillin, we pack the fridge with ice cream. This
ice cream is eternal, so when one has their Nefesh yelling for Tshuva (the
innate feeling), it has some type of fuel to run on, but not for long.
We need to understand that our Nefesh is our Spiritual
Engine. When someone does a sin, G-d forbid, they cut off part of their
spiritual engine! A small engine for a jetski will never run fast enough to fit
for a car! Our potential is like a Jumbo JetPlane but because of our Chatayim
(sins), our Nefesh holds just the amount of power for a simple electric scooter
engine.
So how does this help us understand the INNATE
feeling of wanting to do Tshuva and get close to Hashem? The more we have
distanced away from Hashem the more fuel this little spiritual engine (our
Nefesh) needs in order to power our spiritual–selves up again.
After one gets to a point where G-d forbid
Hashem is not part of his/her life, then to get back one needs to do a lot
more. This is when Aseret Yemei Tshuva comes in. These days are GIFTS that we
need to take advantage of! Hashem is telling us: I will pay for these missing
parts in your engine EVEN IF YOU DESTROYED IT IN THE PAST. After all, I created
you and I know you are made from dust!
Its time to wake up and realize Hashem is
telling all of us: NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!
Yom
Kippur is in 4 days.
4 Nights left for Selichot.
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