Thoughts to Build On - R. Label Lam - TorahAnytime.com

as I saw in a safer a book by someone I knew very well, Mr. Avi Schulman. He had he he found it he put it into a book, thoughts to build on. I asked him if I could if I could print it and he said yes. And I left out a few paragraphs because it it it can get a little bit lengthy. He says it's a it's a it's a fascinating letter that was written. It always touches me. It was written by a big brother to his little brother. He had a little brother. This fellow who wrote this, he had a little brother that was suffering from he was falling into all kinds of traps and getting lost and the brother wanted to give him some encouragement. So this is the letter that the and he's writing it in the persona of the listen to this. This is the now I have to go see Shira to to to he said I'm done Yakavino. I'll give you all my tools. Here's here's all my stuff, all my tricks. You can have them because I'm happy to be unemployed because of you. Okay. And now he says the following thing to my star pupil. The Yatesar is now writing to this this fellow gives a letter to his his little brother. I'm writing this letter to let you know what I think of you. Up here in heaven, things are not like they are down on earth. There people only know what they can see. If they see a person who is successful, they think that he is a great guy. And when they see somebody struggling, they think he might be one of the weaker elements. But let me tell you something. Hashem gives every person certain abilities that nobody knows about down there where you live. Some people are capable of tremendous things while others were put there for much smaller purposes. Only Hashem in his infinite wisdom is able to give every person exactly what he needs to reach his potential. The problem is that in your world, people sometimes become so comfortable with their small successes that they don't try hard enough to reach the plateau that Hashem knows they were created to reach. That is where I come in. My job is to make sure that they succeed in reaching their true potential. I am very misunderstood. Most people hate me and I don't really blame them. Most people think that my job is to make sure that they fail in every aspect of mitzvah and that I rejoice every time they sin. This is the farthest thing from the truth. Did you ever watch a boxing coach train a beginner? It's a really funny sight. The coach will put on gloves to fight against the student and at first [snorts] he won't hit so hard, his hardest, or throw his best punches. But as the student gets better and better, the coach will fight harder and harder. He does this so the student will improve his skills and become the best boxer he can be. And when the coach has thrown everything at him that he has at his student [snorts] and not only does the guy withstand the beating, but he knocks the coach down. Nobody in the world is happier than the coach. Sometimes my job is very disappointing. I see a person with a lot of potential and I start right in on him. He [snorts] fights back for a while, but when the fight gets too tough, he quits and just remains on whatever level he was on. And he usually ends up going down. I [snorts] feel like yelling at him, "Get up, you fool. Have you any idea how much more you could be accomplishing?" He said, "But I am not allowed to do so. I just leave him alone and go find another promising candidate. If I have chosen uh you to be the target of my most fierce battles, it was not for no reason. You have tremendous ability. I am writing to you now because I have a very serious request of you. Please don't stop fighting. Don't give up. I've been beating too many people lately and I'm losing patience. Believe in yourself because I would not be involved with you as much as I am if I didn't think you could beat me. Know what your strengths are. A great rabbi once said, "Woe to he who does not know his weaknesses, but oavoy, woe to he who does not know his strengths, for he will not have with which to fight." Always remember one thing. You have a secret weapon at your disposal. I shouldn't really be telling you, says, but I will anyway. Hashem himself is watching our training sessions very closely. I am pleased to inform you that he is rooting for you. I think uh if things should ever get tough, too tough to hear, just call out to him with a prayer and he will immediately come to your aid. I wish you the best of luck and I hope that after 120 years when your time is up in that world of falsehood, you will come up here into the world of truth where I will be waiting for you with open arms to congratulate you for your victory and I will personally escort you to your place next to the Khakov. Sincerely and with great admiration, I remain your Yates. Wow. Wow. Brother giving his brother encouragement over there. That itself is touching, very clever and and very true. That's what we find out. Yakabino beat the asar and the says thank you very much. You're the first person that I ever met that I can't beat him and now I can go back and do my day job and that's the sing to a bar.