Shnayim Yomi - Beshalach - Chamishi - #5- Rabbi Yitzchok Fingerer

[Music] in the previous alyah we got to MAA and that was a very bitter place we were fatigued and famished and dehydrated and complaining bitterly about Our Fate our a lot all upset and agitated and then in this Ayah suddenly V Lia we get to Alam es ano there's 12 Springs of water and tomorrow 70 day Palms we're in Miami Beach the most beautiful tropical place I want to share with you an amazing lesson I once learned from my rebi R pamat he said the people were so upset all they had to do was wait a little because right around the corner was alen had they just been patient they would have confronted the most delicious Springs and beautiful scenery but that's Human Condition that's us us we get so caught up in complaining and we don't realize that if we were just patient we'd see the most beautiful things and experience the most luscious delicious foods and drinks it just takes patience that's life it reminds me of an experiment that was done where somebody offered a person I'll give you $25 million right now or I'll give you a penny that will double for the next 30 days which one will you take now most people would say that enough amiliar with the concept of compounded interest they say of course $25 million but think about if you have forbearance and patience what happens to that penny so on day one it's 1 cent then the second day it's 2 cents and then it doubles to 4 Cents by day nine it's $256 by day 10 it's $512 and then you start getting a little antsy and impatient and saying I should have taken the 2 and half million by day 25 it's a little over $100,000 and you're still thinking what did I do but by day 27 $600,000 and you only have 3 days left and you say I sabotage myself I ruin myself but by day 30 that penny that doubles is worth almost $5.5 million so you would have made the more strategic decision by not taking the 2 and half million by being patient and watching it double that's life be patient have perseverance [Music]