Creating Protective Angels | Rabbi Yehuda Mandel

In the Shomer Emunim, R' Ahrele Roth says, he used to walk every day for years in Hungary. And the streets were no good. And he said, those streets turned around his life, because he always watched his eyes. And it made him grow and become great! He made all that’s going on, that’s driving everyone crazy. He put that there purposely! Because He wants you to become great. Every time you look away, you create a Malach that’s going to protect you in the next world. This friend of mine, on the way to work, it takes him ten minutes in the car, he counted 55 “look-aways.” 55 giant Malachim! And if he’s the type that’s unfortunately, And if he’s the type that’s unfortunately, wants to, and he doesn’t, there is no end to his greatness! Now, what about a guy that falls? He created some nasty angels, that are going to say some not nice things about him. Every time he picks himself up, as soon as he goes the other way, that angel became his best friend! He turns around, takes off the old mask. He becomes his best friend, he’s going to protect him in the next world! As Rabbi Miller once told me: “The road gets bumpy once in a while, what are you going to do?” You’re going to fall, There was a Bachur who had to go to Tel Aviv, in some nasty streets to visit a relative. And going out there was the pits. It was Gehennom. He came back, he was all shaken up. And he went to the Steipler. And the Steipler was old, he couldn’t really get up, and he said, "You went through all that?" He says: “Was there one time that you attempted to control yourself?” He says, “Yes, more than one.” He says, "If I had the Koach, I'd stand up for you." When you’re in the low, rock bottom situation, and you make the slightest movement, you have no idea, you’re converting evil to good in the worst situation. That in שמים is precious without end.