#544: Amida: Al Ha'Tzadikim (Part 13)

s snipp is generously sponsored by the Saka family and as well by for the we've been discussing ask the Merit of these five righteous categories and the sixth ALU hopefully we are among them that hasem should give a good reward not St reward but a good reward to all those who are who trust in his name we spoke about why it is his name not trusting in Him but trusting in his name is the way we know him how he manifests himself how he demonstrates himself in this world and it has to be a that is not counterfeit not she not fraudulent but genuine authentic that is so we've mentioned what is what is why do we askm to reward those who display in his name as opposed to as opposed to we have several mitz in the Torah or at least words in our vocabulary that seem that they're synonyms but there are of course important differences between them and there's much to say about it and we've said much in our living with Amun about it now is not the time but I'll just uh try to succinctly share with you the Insight of the Kish has a wonderful work called it's actually made up of several chapters only one of them is but that chapter is how the whole saer is known It's a Wonderful saer it's written in a somewhat poetic Hebrew but recently a new translation of it came out that gives access to it other transl also are wonderful and in that chapter defines what is and what it isn't many mistakenly believe many mistakenly think you know what is is I have faith Hashem will make something work out the way I want it to I have faith it'll work out I'll make this flight it'll make it work out I'll I'll make this business deal I'll get this job I'll marry that girl I'll have that child I have faith that Hashem will bring about the result that I want that crave they think that's but that's not says the such an attitude and approaches faith in yourself it is not submission and surrender to Theon it means that you want what you want based on the way you interpret the world and then you think that Hashem is just another thing on your checklist meet with the you go to work go to the doctor you do the things you have to do oh yeah I also DAV because I have that if I do the things I need to do Hashem will make things work out the way I want them to work out but that not says is that whatever happens it comes from hem means I'm going to put in my initiative I'm going to take my effort I'm going to work as hard as I can for what I think is the right thing and I'm going to ask Hashem I'm going to beg hem I'm going to plead with Hashem But ultimately however it works out whether it's the way I want or not I recognize and I accept that everything is from Hashem that's says the not that things will work out the way I want that in fact doesn't even involve hem it's a relationship with yourself means that even though I want it to work out a certain way and will work towards it and will ask for it if it doesn't however it does work out Comm everything Hashem does even whe when it's painful pleasurable or painful it's all from Hashem that's Amun he says amuna is knowledge that hm is the creator of the universe as a statement of facts hasem designed he created the universe is what relationship do I have with the Creator and now you understand what does it mean a lot of people walk around and claim to practice but it's counterfit no matter how many times a day you say you could use all the lingo but it's all words until it's action it's all lip service until you put it into practice means even when things don't go the way I want or even when I'm worried about them I'm nevertheless calm and tranquil because I Surrender that Hashem is in charge hasem is in control Kish writes an example he gives an example says a person has a business they've worked hard to build their business their customer base their livelihood and across the street from them a competitor opens the same business so the Temptation is that's going to break that's going to cut into my livelihood I need to undercut I need to make a sale I need to keep my customers I need to tell my distributor not to give to them only to me the Temptation is I've got to do more to earn what I earn and I can't let them come into my business at all says then you don't have because if Hashem is in charge of Hashem is in control there are enough there are enough customers and enough parnasa in the world for both of you to do well so he says you know what the righteous Noble thing is to do walk across the street welcome him to town and say how can I help you who can I introduce you to what connections can I make for you because Hashem has enough for both of us to make parasa you know I saw that Kish it's an amazing remarkable level to live on like that a few years ago I saw a story in Brooklyn in fact that won a medal from the city for this Behavior there was a fish market that burned down a fir guy and a competing fish store around the corner said you know what why don't you set up shop in my fish store until your store can open again you'd think he'd be thrilled my competitor's store burned down I'm going to Corner the market I'll get the Monopoly instead he reached out to that competitor and said why don't you operate your fish store from within my fish store until you can be open again that's the Kish without giving too many details I don't have permission just a few weeks ago I heard about it locally too there's a local business that's the only of that type of business someone else is opening a similar business and instead of saying it's a and I'm taking to a Torah and how dare you the two met and the one who has the existing business said to the other welcome what can I do for you I'm glad you're going to be here you know cuz sometimes in the same business that we're in sometimes my machines will break and I'm going to need your help sometimes your machine's going to break and now you're going to need my help so better we get along because there's enough for both of us to do well wow what a level of so it doesn't matter how hard you Shuckle how long you and how many times you say what matters is when the rubber meets the road in business and in life in the moment does hem do does one realize hm has enough for all of us I don't get bent out of shape I don't get anxious I don't get envious I don't get arrogant but I Surrender I realize hhm is in charge that's why it's give a goodly reward to all who believe but not the lip service they put it into practice and then put our lot with those will Pi up