Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneerson (1860 -1920) the fifth Chabad leader,
once asked his son Rabbi Yoseph Yitzchok Schneerson (1880 – 1950) before
he ascended to the leadership of the Chabad movement as the sixth
Chabad Leader, to travel to a certain place in order to help this
Chassid who at the time was in a tight spot and needed assistance.
When Rabbi Yoseph Yitzchok returned, he reported back to his father and said. “I fulfilled all that you told me. “I”did the favor for that individual, in the most perfect way possible.”
Rabbi Sholom DovBer retorted back to his son. “You are making a major mistake. You, did a favor for yourself, (by helping that individual). The kindness to that person, was done by G-d, and you were lucky to have the merit to be G-ds emissary to fulfill this Divine Providence.”
We are being taught some amazing truths about the world, about life, and how to view it correctly, and in humility.
In the end, NO ONE has any jurisdiction over my life or over anyone’s life for that matter. What happens to any person, good or bad, is entirely in the hands of G-d. As Maimonides explains to us: Everything in our lives, is a direct consequence of our choices to do good or bad. When we choose to make the proper and right decisions, G-d, sees to it that our intentions and efforts is rewarded, by giving us the objective and aim of our choices.
“In the way a person DESIRES to go, he is led.” If a person remains dedicated to becoming a good and righteous person, they will eventually succeed. It may not happen when and how they planned, but happen it will, sooner or later, because of the principle of reward and punishment.
If a person decides to be a crook, eventually they will succeed. Off course there are consequences to these choices as G-d delineates clearly in the Torah. “Look, I give you this day good and bad, life and death….choose life…”.
Our destinies are entirely in G-ds hands as a result of our dedicated commitments confirmed through our choices. If a person is meant to live, no one can take it away. If a person is meant to make a certain amount of money, it will come in one way or the other and no one can stand in the way of that G-dly decision.
So in essence…. When a person decides to murder, it’s their decision that makes them a bad character. When a person decides to do good…. It’s that decision that makes them a good character.
“G-d brings good through good people, and bad through bad people”.
When a person is lucky to actualize a good intention by going good, this is an extra merit G-d is rewarding the person, that they were chosen to be G-ds emissary for what HE intended for the person being helped, because of some reason G-d had in mind for some time already for that person.
When a person who has murderous intentions succeeds to carry out their terrible plan, It’s a terrible decree up in Heaven that these bad people were chosen to carry out, because they already had proven worthy for such a bad mission.
Our destinies are always in the hands of a merciful G-d. Not in the hands of other people, ever. Sure, the harder I work the luckier I get, but all according to G-ds plan.
“Everything is in the hands of G-d except for the fear of G-d.”
It’s pretty simple. It’s all in HIS hands, based, on how I behave. In the end, a person can try all he wants to unseat a person running for a political position, a person can try all he wants to steal another person’s livelihood. A person can try to help someone out of their difficulties, or help them become healthier. In the end, the one who has the last laugh is all, up to HIM. And, we influence HIM through our prayers and good deeds.
When Rabbi Yoseph Yitzchok returned, he reported back to his father and said. “I fulfilled all that you told me. “I”did the favor for that individual, in the most perfect way possible.”
Rabbi Sholom DovBer retorted back to his son. “You are making a major mistake. You, did a favor for yourself, (by helping that individual). The kindness to that person, was done by G-d, and you were lucky to have the merit to be G-ds emissary to fulfill this Divine Providence.”
We are being taught some amazing truths about the world, about life, and how to view it correctly, and in humility.
In the end, NO ONE has any jurisdiction over my life or over anyone’s life for that matter. What happens to any person, good or bad, is entirely in the hands of G-d. As Maimonides explains to us: Everything in our lives, is a direct consequence of our choices to do good or bad. When we choose to make the proper and right decisions, G-d, sees to it that our intentions and efforts is rewarded, by giving us the objective and aim of our choices.
“In the way a person DESIRES to go, he is led.” If a person remains dedicated to becoming a good and righteous person, they will eventually succeed. It may not happen when and how they planned, but happen it will, sooner or later, because of the principle of reward and punishment.
If a person decides to be a crook, eventually they will succeed. Off course there are consequences to these choices as G-d delineates clearly in the Torah. “Look, I give you this day good and bad, life and death….choose life…”.
Our destinies are entirely in G-ds hands as a result of our dedicated commitments confirmed through our choices. If a person is meant to live, no one can take it away. If a person is meant to make a certain amount of money, it will come in one way or the other and no one can stand in the way of that G-dly decision.
So in essence…. When a person decides to murder, it’s their decision that makes them a bad character. When a person decides to do good…. It’s that decision that makes them a good character.
“G-d brings good through good people, and bad through bad people”.
When a person is lucky to actualize a good intention by going good, this is an extra merit G-d is rewarding the person, that they were chosen to be G-ds emissary for what HE intended for the person being helped, because of some reason G-d had in mind for some time already for that person.
When a person who has murderous intentions succeeds to carry out their terrible plan, It’s a terrible decree up in Heaven that these bad people were chosen to carry out, because they already had proven worthy for such a bad mission.
Our destinies are always in the hands of a merciful G-d. Not in the hands of other people, ever. Sure, the harder I work the luckier I get, but all according to G-ds plan.
“Everything is in the hands of G-d except for the fear of G-d.”
It’s pretty simple. It’s all in HIS hands, based, on how I behave. In the end, a person can try all he wants to unseat a person running for a political position, a person can try all he wants to steal another person’s livelihood. A person can try to help someone out of their difficulties, or help them become healthier. In the end, the one who has the last laugh is all, up to HIM. And, we influence HIM through our prayers and good deeds.
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