Flying Below the Radar | Rabbi Meir Simcha Sperling

שלום וברכה, רבותיי, I want to share an amazing idea, that I think can help all of us with our Nisayon of Shemiras Einayim. R’ Shlomo Wolbe was once flying in a plane, very close to Egypt. And he noticed that the plane was flying very low. So he asked the crew, Is there a problem? Are we in danger? And they told him: No, we’re actually not in danger. We're trying to avoid a radar. We're very close to Egyptian airspace and we don't want their radar to lock onto our aircraft, and therefore, we're flying below the radar. We're keeping a low profile. R’ Wolbe said, This is such an amazing and practical lesson to life, in all of life, dealing with Nisyonos, among other things. If you keep a low profile, you'll be able to really grow and you'll really be able to overcome obstacles. And the reason is because look at the Yetzer Hara like a radar system. Whenever you decide you want to soar to great heights, you want to be the next Gadol, you want to be the person to stop talking Lashon Hara, you want to be the person no more Shemiras Einayim, I'm never going to fail again. I am going to be perfect. The Yetzer Hara says: Really? Well, guess what? You just came up on my radar, and I'm going to knock you down. And he's going to come from all different angles to make you fall. But if you keep a low profile and the Yetzer Hara never sees you, because you're taking very small steps, one day at a time, one battle at a time, one hour at a time, then you never show up on his radar and then he doesn't come at you with everything he’s got. Says R’ Wolbe, This is the skill if you want to overcome challenges in life. Don't make grand announcements that you're never going to fail again. Don't tell the Yetzer Hara: Yeah? You're in trouble, because you have me to fight now. Don't do that. Do very small steps. Today on the way to the office, I'm going to overcome. On the way home from the office, I'm going to overcome. I'm not going to make grand announcements about I'm never failing again this whole year, this whole week, this whole month. I'm just going to do one day at a time. If you could do that, you will see that with these small steps, one day, you will be somebody who will be able to overcome the entire Nisayon of Shemiras Einayim. רבותיי, good luck out there.