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"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



27 Jan 2010

With faith

I came across an inspiring article on Revach.net entitled A Billionaire's Priorities - Rav Moshe Saba Z"L. The following is an excerpt from the article.


The gemara Shabbos (31a) says the first question they ask you in Shamayim is Nasasa V'Nasata BeEmuna. People translate this to mean did you deal honestly in business. Only after does Hashem ask about your Torah learning. This is a perplexing question to ask first. Why are we so concerned with business dealings? Sure there are lots of potential aveiros involved, but why those first. Why not did you watch your Kashrus or did you plant wheat in your vineyard?
Maybe the answer lies in the mistranslation. Hashem does not ask Nasasa V'Nasata Btzedek or U'BiYosher, did you deal righteously and fairly, rather BeEmuna with faith. Did you live your life as if you were the master of your financial destiny, or did you understand that everything you have is from Hashem. This is a fundamental question that tells a lot about if we succeeded in our earthly mission, and rightfully is the opening shot across the bow. Only after setting the record straight comes the question of how much Torah did we learn. Not how much did you delegate and how much did you support, but how much you actually learned. Sure they will get to that as well, but if it was truly important to you, you wouldn't leave it for others. Was it a permanent feature in your day and in your life, or was it lower down on your list and you only learned when all the important matters were taken care of?
There is nothing more painful than arriving Shamayim after playing out your life's mission on earth in a manner that you deep down knew was not your true mission, but looked kosher enough so you convinced yourself otherwise. Regardless of how many good deeds you did, the full weight of the truth and your failure to live up to it will hit you like a Mack Truck the instant life ends.
Read full article: http://www.revach.net/article.php?id=4324

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