Tipping the Scale | Rabbi Meir Simcha Sperling

Says the heilige Mesillas Yesharim in Perek Aleph: “ואם תעמיק עוד בענין” If you delve further into this inyan, you're going to see, The entire world was created for man to use, for the use of man. And as a result of this, the world stands in a great balance. Says Rav Avigdor Miller He says: What's the implication that the whole universe, everything that Hakadosh Baruch Hu created is exclusively for man to make use of? Okay, so now what? Listen to this, rabbosai, this is unbelievable. Says Rav Miller, the entire world is delicately balanced, and it's a mistake to think that an individual's contribution, in other words, what you do, a small little action that little me does is insignificant. A big mistake. Look at it this way, rabbosai, paint this picture in your head, because it's the truth: The world is like a scale, and this scale is exactly equal on both sides of the balance. And by you, by your behavior, you! Your behavior! You can tip the scale in either direction. That means that if a man makes something out of himself, he is not merely benefiting himself. Rather, he is causing the balance of the entire world to tip to the side of good. In other words, you are affecting everything. That means every single time you are challenged with the tremendous nisayon, the Yetzer Harah of shemiras einayim, the world, the entire world, Hakadosh Baruch Hu’s world, that Hashem said "טוב מאד" This is My world that I made! It’s beautiful is in your hands. The entire world is in your hands! And that's why it's so important to improve, and for us to work on ourselves, and to realize how much chashivus and how much power we have. So now: You're walking down the road, and you are challenged with a nisayon. You have an opportunity to protect, to be the guard of Hakadosh Baruch Hu’s beautiful world, and push it towards good. What a zechus, rabbosai! That means Hakadosh Baruch Hu has a world, he built a world, and you are the one protecting Hashem’s world because it's perfectly equal right now! What's going to happen now?! You're about to look! Should I look?!? Shouldn't I look?!? Should I look?!? Shouldn't I look?!? If you don't look, the entire world is tipped towards something good! Towards the good, towards the Yetzer Tov. Rabbosai, this makes sense now why we always say that when you overcome such a thing, Rabbosai, this makes sense now why we always say that when you overcome such a thing, the tefillah, the power of tefillah that you have is unbelievable! Because look what you just did. You are literally in control of the world. So, yes, it is a big nisayon, and yes, it's very, very hard and challenging. But look at the opportunity that every single one of us have. The opportunity is so great, so chashuv, so big! Rabbosai, let's turn the scale to the good side together.