As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Rosh Chodesh Adar, Tov.
“When Adar enters joy is increased.”
In order to increase our simcha and pleasure in life we must examine the joys that are already in our possession. The gift of being able to see all of the wonderful and splendorous creations which Hashem created just for our enjoyment. “And Elokim said Let there be Light…and it was good.” (Beresheet 1:3)
The question is posed that since Hashem made the light than certainly it is ‘Good,’ so why is Hashem telling us that the Light is ‘Good?’ Because He wants us to see and realize how good this gift of light is that He is giving us. Like a father who loves his child, when he brings him a new bicycle he wants his child to get maximum enjoyment. So the father tells his child how excellent the bicycle is and how much he will enjoy it.
To see, in full color, the blue sky, yellow sun, red apples, golden oranges, the kind face of your mother, father, wife, husband, child, colorful flowers, blue sea, starry sky, birds, animals…This is a tremendous Joy in lives. Other pleasures include eating/tasting, walking, sleeping, thinking, clothing, living in a free country, breathing, speaking, hearing, teeth, water, heartbeat, life, being Jewish, Torah…And now that we are focusing on some of the Gifts that we possess, we can smile (all day) and realize how wealthy we are right now. This is simcha/happiness, to be aware of our possessions.
Once a man received a phone call late at night. The caller told him that he was the previous owner of the home and that there was a bag of diamonds hidden under the basement floor. The man rushed downstairs and broke up his floor to find the diamonds. The truth is that the diamonds were always on his property and the treasure was already his, but he didn’t know it. It is the awareness of our wealth that makes us rich.
We are rich! Sometimes we just don’t know it.
Shabbat Shalom
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