Rabbi Benzion Shafier - Are You Rich?

[Music] I'd like to ask you a question are you rich but I don't mean rich in terms of friendships and omits I mean wealthy materially wealthy are you rich and it's incredible because studies show that almost no one considers themselves wealthy the solace of all of us gives a muscle he says imagine the family imagine a man where 35 years of age becomes blind loses his sight and he has to learn everything from Anu and he does just that he learns how to walk learns how to navigate learns how to get about this thing called life and he begins again living and he spends 10 years in utter blackness finally and after a very very long time he hears about a medical procedure it's experimental it's very dangerous but in theory the doctor explains to him they could reconnect his optic nerve and he might be able to see he discusses it with his family and he discusses it with his drove he agrees to undergo the operation he shows up at the hospital they put him under anesthesia a ten-hour operation and he wakes up after 10 hours and he's ready to find out he's ready to know how he'll do the rest of life he's about to open his eyes and nurse has stopped relax three days you have to wait and it's the heel and he waits 72 hours finally after the longest time with his family gathered at the foot of his bed with the doctors and nurses at a side the nurse pulls off one bandage she pulls up a second he opens his eyes and he sees colors dimensions textures he sees his loved ones who hasn't seen in 10 years he looks out the window he sees a tree an ocean he sees a meadow he sees grass with tears in his eyes he says doctor doctor what could I ever do to repay you for this gift this gift of sight the hope of sullivo va's explains that each morning we were supposed to open our eyes and appreciate the wonder of sight that Hashem gave us and it's a very very curious thing the human we could have so many prophets so much wealth and we don't appreciate it I live in a world replete with beauty and wonder sights that I see sounds that I hear and a person is forced to appreciate it and a person is supposed to have such a sense of Wow look what a Shem has invested into this world for me to enjoy [Music]