I heard this from one of the Talmidei Chachamim and Yeshivat
Shuva Israel in NY,NY. Enjoy.
In Hebrew Life is Hayim
whereas in English Life is Life. If we look at both words we see they are made
up of four letters each. Even though we cannot begin to compare the letters of
the holy Torah (biblical Hebrew) and English because there is so much behind
the Hebrew letters of the Torah whereas the alphabet has no meaning besides the
pronunciation of the letters, we can still see a huge difference between the
two.
Before we go into the depth behind Life and Hayim, lets just see a couple things
behind some letters in the Aleph-Bet. The first letter, the letter Aleph if
taken apart is made up of Two Yuds and a Vav. In Gematriya (numerical value)
this comes out to 26 which is Hashem’s name’s Gematriya. Also Aleph means Aluph or a general. Hashem is the
general of the world. This is only a few unbelievable hints and ideas behind a
single letter of the Aleph-Bet. Imagine examining the 22 letters in depth, with
their gematriyas and spiritual meanings and codes and secrets. After all, it is
known throughout the Talmud that Hashem created the world through these 22
letters!
So let’s take the word Hayim,
life, and break it down. It is broken up into four letters: Hei-Yud-Yud-Mem.
The middle section of the word is Yud-Yud. The word ‘life’ is also four letters
long, with the middle section being I-F.
Yud-Yud in Hebrew is one of the many abbreviations of
Hashem’s name. Since the aleph-Bet represents the Torah, we can say that the
words of the Torah represent a Jew. So a Jew lives his life, his hayim, according to Yud-Yud, Hashem! The
middle foundation set and stone of a Jew’s life is “What does Hashem want from
me.” If it is good in HIS EYES, then it is what’s good for me.
An English speaking person, usually a non-Jew lives around
the letters I-F, meaning If. A non-Jew who ignores the existence of Hashem and
His power and control over this world lives his life without Hashem. He/She
tells him/herself: if x,y,z is good
for me, then I will do it. They revolve life around themselves and not what
Hashem wants from them.
The difference between a Jew and non-Jew is clear: A Jew
goes out of his/her way to make Hashem happy in Shamayim (the Heavens), where a
non-Jew revolves his/her life for their self interest. Again, there is nothing
wrong with that for a non-Jew, however; we need to understand that living a
life where my number one priority is making Hashem happy already satisfies my
self interests!
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