Have you ever been in a simha
(Jewish celebration) where you see a woman stretch down her skirt because its
too short once she sees a Rabbi walk into the ballroom or stretch upwards her
dress to cover her neck (we hope that is the only thing up there that is
uncovered). And how much more so about certain specific stories about ourselves
when we see someone respectable approaching us and we make sure we look
representable. We are embarrassed of others because we actually see them.
We do not see Hashem, so therefore we can do whatever we
want and after 120 use the excuse: but
Hashem, I never saw you, you were never there to put me in line to make sure I
do everything the right way. This might be the strongest argument for those
who are not in the way of the Torah and Mitzvot. In reality, this is the weakest
argument one could propose. The truth is we choose
not to see Hashem.
One of the most powerful ways we become confused and blind
ourselves from the sight of Hashem is by making our eyes look at other impure
things. What does that mean? Our
eyes are channels with which we can use to see the world as a pure or impure
place because all our five sense are given to us in order to choose between
good and the opposite. When an individual uses these sense for impurity they
cancel the sense’s ability to differentiate between good and the opposite.
Therefore after a man stares with the wrong intention at certain parts of a
woman’s body they literally weaken the eyes from seeing through pure lens. When
one refrains from impurity then they can SEE Hashem, they can Feel Hashem, they
can Touch, taste and hear Hashem everywhere they go and real Yirat Shamayim is
accomplished.
The question stills stands though: why take this extra duty
upon myself to purify my eyes, my hands, my tongue, my ears etc? Why not just
be young, be free, relax, chill out and wait until I start dating for marriage
or get older to become religious?! The answer is explained through a parable.
Imagine a professional basketball player beginning to practice to enter the NBA
after they get their college degree. They start practicing at 22-23 and it
takes about five years to get to their zenith at sport. After this they need to
get a good agent and publicize themselves. Every single individual will get
confused and give them rebuke as to why they started so late!
The lesson learned is simple. The time to start keeping
Torah and Mitzvot is NOW because if you don’t start now you will not have the
time to begin (Pirkei Avot). Be’ezrat
Hashem we will understand that we DO HAVE the strength to do Teshuva and be
serious Jews (all Jews are good) and all the excuses are just dust-in-the-air
thoughts to lessen our potential.
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