All the Good We Wish to See | Rabbi David Sutton

Three times a day we say, Our eyes should gaze and see when you return to Tzion. Rav Wolbe comments that we’re not just saying we want to be at the event, we want to see the event. That means you need to have good eyesight to appreciate the Shechina’s return to Tzion. There's all kinds of abilities to see. You can have a good spot, a bad spot, but the best spot you have, you still need to see. You could need binoculars, you can need glasses. You want to ideally have 20/20 vision. How do you get 20/20 vision בשובך לציון ברחמים? The Chafetz Chaim brings a pasuk at the end of Kohelet. In the end, everything will be known. Fear God, keep his Mitzvot. This is the entire man. What does that mean, ‘This is the entire man’? And what does it mean, ‘In the end, everything will be known’? The Chafetz Chaim explains that our 248 positive commands and 365 negative commands create the perfect human being. And after 120 or when Mashiach comes, we’re going to enjoy all the wonderful delicacies we're going to enjoy with that spiritual body. Now, imagine someone didn't keep a certain Mitzvah. Let's say the Mitzvah of Shatnez corresponds to your clothing. So in the world to come, you'll be at the party, but you might not have the nicest suit. So you're not going to really appreciate the party as well, because you're lacking. Let's say Tefillin corresponds to your biceps. Everyone's going to see the guy that has those strong workout biceps. They’re going to know he wore Tefillin. You wear Rashi and Rabeinu Tam, you really look built. And that's what he means It's going to be well known to all what you did and didn't do, because everyone's going to know what corresponds to what. And he is talking, the Chafetz Chaim, about Shabbat, which is like our hearts, and that's why it's so important to keep Shabbat. But let's go back to our eyes. Without eyes, you can't appreciate anything. You go to the great dinner, but you can't see the food, you can't appreciate it. You go to a beautiful art museum, you can't appreciate if you can't see. I need glasses. Take off my glasses, I can't really see very well. I need my glasses. In the end of time, we're going to need our eyes to appreciate all the wonders of Olam Haba. The more careful we are with our eyes, the more we're going to appreciate Olam Haba. And there’s good news, there’s laser surgery today. You can have horrible vision and fix it in a moment with working on the Vayimaen program, this is laser surgery. You’re going to get 20/20 vision and really enjoy your Olam Haba.