Spreading Kedusha | Rabbi David Ashear

A young man once walked into his Yeshiva and he looked very depressed. His Rabbi, Rabbi Moshe Blau, said: What's wrong? He said: Rebbe, I took a Kabbalah upon myself this year that I'm going to guard my eyes, no matter what. And yesterday, I had a doctor's appointment about an hour away, and I fell multiple times on the way there. I'm so down about it. The Rabbi said: It's not healthy to be depressed. It's not good. Let's go to the Steipler Rebbe, and let's get Chizuk from him. They went to the Steipler. They wrote down on a piece of paper exactly what happened, because at that time, the Steipler was hard of hearing. And then when the Steipler read the message, he looked at the boy and he said: Tell me, on the way, did you hold back at least one time from looking at what you're not supposed to look at? The boy said: One time? A few times I held back! The Steipler said: If I had the strength, I would get up now and stand for you because of what you did. You were Mekayem each time you held back, you were Mekayem the Mitzvah of You were also Mekayem the Mitzvah of You were also Mekayem the Mitzvah Of course, when you fell, you have to make Teshuva, you have to get better. But each time you overcame that test, you elevated yourself to the Madrega of Yosef HaTzaddik. You brought Kedusha onto yourself and you brought Kedusha onto all of the upper worlds. Continue fighting! No matter how many times a person has fallen, each time you overcome that Nisayon, you become so great.