Shnayim Yomi - Vayikra - Shishi - #6 - Rabbi Moshe Schwed - Be thankful to Hashem at all times!

In the sixth aliya of parshas Vayikra, the Torah tells us where to place the blood of a carbon chatas. Venasan al karnois mizbach ola, perek dalet, pasuk lamed. And the dam, the blood of a carbon chatas beheima, of an animal, goes up, lemala, on the top half of the mizbeach. A carbon ayif, chatas ayif, the blood of a bird offering, goes lemata. Why is that? Rav Moshe Feinstein in Darash Moshe says, who brings the carbon chatas beheima, the animal carbon? A wealthy person. Usually when he's bringing a carbon, it's from the fact that he's very wealthy, and he probably forgot who's giving him everything that he has. Like the pasuk in Azinu says, vayishman Yeshurun vayivat. He has lots of wealth, and he quote unquote kicked away God, and he forgot, utishkach Kel mecholelecha. Therefore, he has to look up and remember when he brings his carbon, where did I get everything that I have from? I got it from God. Lemala, he looks up. And he has teshuvah. However, the poor person who sins is usually because he thinks, I don't have enough. Hashem is not giving me everything I need. For him, it's not going to help to look up. He knows it's God, but he's not happy with what he has. He has to look down to know that wherever he is, the fact that he's alive, the fact that he's standing where he is, is a gift from Hakadosh Baruchu. Today, we don't bring carbonos. But I think every person has some osher in him, some oni in him. There are times that he does things and forgets about Hakadosh Baruchu. There are times that he has complaints against Hakadosh Baruchu, things that he doesn't like, he's not happy with. So, we have to both look up, remember that what we have, the good things that we have are from Hakadosh Baruchu, and sometimes look down, and look where we are, and thank Hashem, and recognize that everything that we have is from Hakadosh Baruchu, and be thankful for everything that you have, and what you're missing.