The Fear of The Unknown | Rabbi Joey Haber

There's once [music] a man who was stole and he's caught by the king. And the king had a court case and it was determined that this man needs [music] to be executed. And they brought the man, they dragged him, and they brought him to be hung. [music] They put the noose around his neck. The king says, "That's it." Man says, "I have one wish." He says, "What you wish?" He says, "Can [music] I just have a little more time?" He says, "I'll give you a little more time." Then the king says, "You know what? I have an offer for you. Either you take this punishment right now, or you take whatever [music] is behind those two doors." And the man looks at these two large menacing doors [music] made out of iron, very high, very strong, with bolts. And the man's thinking, "What's behind those [music] doors? I have no idea what's behind those doors. Maybe behind those doors is ferocious lions. Maybe it's hungry animals. Maybe [music] it's tall giants with axes." Couldn't talk, couldn't decide. The king says, "You have 1 minute to decide." Can't talk, can't [music] decide. He says, "Imagine all that's behind the door." He says, "Your highness, I can't do it. Give me this." And the king says, "That's what you asked for, that's what you get." But right before the [music] king is about to put the noose around his neck, the man says, "Your highness, could you just tell me what's behind those doors?" King says, "You want [music] to know what's behind those doors? Freedom." So many times in our life, we're involved in something and we're used to something and [music] it gives us our fun or our joy and we're afraid because if we let go of this, what's behind those doors? >> [music] >> That's unknown. That's on you all but we don't realize You know what's behind those doors? Freedom. Freedom from [music] that temptation, freedom from what all the side effects of the temptation, freedom from everything that goes wrong with being involved in this life, freedom with some [music] of these friends, freedom from these influences, freedom of your mind. And you're like, "But I can't let go. I can't let go." Fool, let go and open the doors to a so much better life than the life you're living today. Open the doors to freedom.