On the Sabbath preceding Rosh Chodesh, we recite a prayer for the new month. One of the requests we ask of Hashem is for "chayim sheyemalei Hashem mishalot libenu letova". We ask Hashem to grant our wishes for the good. Sometimes, we desire something that would not be to our benefit. Only G-d knows what is best for us.
A new mattress. Wouldn't everyone jump at the opportunity? To throw out the old and bring in the new? However, a new mattress might not always be to our benefit, as evidenced by the following story reported today on Ynet.
"An Israeli woman mistakenly threw out a mattress with $1 million inside, setting off a frantic search through tons of garbage at a number of landfill sites, Israeli media reported Wednesday.
The woman told Army Radio that she bought her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise on Monday and threw out the old one, only to discover that her mother had hidden her life savings inside. She was identified only as Anat, a resident of Tel Aviv. When she went to look for the mattress it had already been taken by garbage men, she said. Subsequent searches at three different landfill sites turned up nothing."
The woman told Army Radio that she bought her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise on Monday and threw out the old one, only to discover that her mother had hidden her life savings inside. She was identified only as Anat, a resident of Tel Aviv. When she went to look for the mattress it had already been taken by garbage men, she said. Subsequent searches at three different landfill sites turned up nothing."
Any other lessons to be drawn from this anecdote? Feel free to comment.
It was reported that the woman said, "'People have to take everything in proportion and thank God for the good and the bad." What a great attitude.
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