Get Inspired, Don't Wait To Be Inspired! - Rabbi Moshe Schochet

the tournament this week's parashat parshas israel begins with the words vaishma israel and yisrael heard rashi quotes the gemard zwarchem wondering what exactly did you throw here and the gemara answers the israel heard about the incredible miracles of kriyasyamsov and the war against amalek upon hearing about these episodes yesterday was inspired and motivated to join the jewish people revellio lo pian in his safer lee valeo asks an obvious question where was everybody else why was israel the only one to be inspired and be motivated to join the jewish people upon hearing about the incredible miracles that hashem performed on behalf of the jewish people why wasn't anybody else outside klaulitral inspired to join as well and ravel beyond explains that isro was constantly and perpetually looking for the truth as we know user in the past had practiced many forms of avodahzara and other religions and was continually dissatisfied as a result he was on high alert waiting for emis to be presented in front of him therefore when israel heard about the unbelievable miracles that hashem performed on behalf of the jewish people that highlighted hashem's control hashem's power hashem's existence in the world israel had the cognizance the awareness and the motivation to be able to run towards it the other nations of the worlds however were not searching for ms and as a result the miracles that took place had absolutely no impact on who they were and what they wanted to become in life we often sit back and wait to be inspired we hope that something will jump out at us and excite us revolution is teaching us that we can't just be inspired but we have to get inspired like israel we need to actively pursue opportunities to recharge ourselves spiritually so that when those chances present themselves we can make best use of them with this in mind we are likely to be growth-oriented people which will help us have a deeper more meaningful relationship with hashem