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Keep on Fighting | Rabbi Nachum Binder
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It was a Thursday night.
The Bochur walked in
to the room of the Steipler
and he puts a letter, a note on the table.
I'm a 19-year-old Bochur.
Since Chodesh Elul,
I've been careful, watching my eyes.
This morning, I went to
the doctor in Tel Aviv on the bus,
and I had a tremendous נפילה
in Shemiras Einayim.
What's going to be with me?
The Steipler picks up the letter,
the note, and he starts reading it.
He looks at the Bochur and he says:
Bochur, תאמר לי, tell me,
on that long bus ride to Tel Aviv,
was there any moment
that you controlled yourself?
Was there any moment that you
were מתגבר on your Yetzer Hara?
And the Bochur responds:
It was terrible.
The Steipler raises his voice
and says: שאלתי אותך משהו.
I asked you something.
And the Bochur sheepishly answers:
Yes, there were times that I was good.
The Steipler picks up his head
and looks at the Bochur and says: Bochur,
תאמין לי, believe me,
if I would have Kochos,
if I would be of age,
הייתי עומד מלפניך מלוא קומתי.
I would stand up for you.
Bochur, every moment that anyone
is מתגבר on a Yetzer Hara
of Kedusha or Shemiras Einayim,
הריהו כיוסף הצדיק ממש!
פשוט וימאן!
אמנם, the Steipler continues,
you should know,
of course, any time that you fall,
you will get punished for it,
but every moment
that you control yourself,
not only are you helping
yourself for the future,
but you are fixing up the past.
And then the Steipler finishes
and says: Bochur,
העיקר המלחמה.
The objective is not to be victorious,
the objective is to keep on fighting.
תילחם, תילחם, תילחם.
Keep on fighting.
מורי ורבותי,
let us take the words
of the Steipler to heart.
העיקר המלחמה!
נילחם, נילחם, נילחם.