CLD #828

Everything in this w0rld can be linked to spirituality and give us strength to continue our Jewish journey.  In Marketing and Business Policy in college, the average student studies the famous five forces that affect all industries. Hearing these five forces and their impact on an industry overall gets you thinking: what does Hashem have to do with these five forces and how can we apply them for our Avodat Hashem (service of Hashem)?

It is known that there is a supplier and buyer relationship within business. The way supplier power works is that if there is a lot of firms/companies that want to manufacture a certain product and there is only a single or a small amount of suppliers, then the companies must accept the price of manufacturing the product! There is no such thing as bargaining with the suppliers because if you do not accept their offer then where are you going to get your product manufactured? This is known as a high bargaining power for suppliers.

What does this have to do with Hashem? It says in the Tanach (Divrei HaYamaim 1:28) "know the G-d of your father and worship Him." There is a literal commandment for every Jew to find Hashem and connect to Him. But if Hashem works like the suppliers' power works in the world, then how does He expect us to get close to Him? 

The answer is simple: the Spiritual World is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than the business realm. Hashem is the only supplier of shefa, of blessing, of health, of financial support and all channels of success. Hashem has high supplier power BUT He is not like the business suppliers. Hashem supplies a Jew with spiritual connection and opens the door for spiritual success (which is the source for all success) based on how much a Jew wants to connect to Him! This means if someone has two different events in front of them, for example something that happened to a friend of mine today: go to class or stay to be the tenth person for minyan, if they are boteah (put trust) in Hashem, they will choose the more spiritual path! They put their flesh and blood on the line and decide to throw themselves in a situation that is uncomfortable but is the RIGHT thing to do!

Hashem is the supplier of life and He continues to give it to everyone in His endless mercy, however; an idnividual who takes advantage of this life is one who chases after its supplier!

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