Unlocking the Gate to Gan Eden
It is frightening to think of what awaits us in the World to Come, yet it is heartening to know that our efforts here, especially those made when there is difficulty involved, will make a difference there.
It is frightening to think of what awaits us in the World to Come, yet it is heartening to know that our efforts here, especially those made when there is difficulty involved, will make a difference there.
If we would only recognize the value of and reward for every effort expended in doing a mitzvah, we would behave very differently.
Our time here won’t last forever. Let’s treat every opportunity for growth as if it’s our final moments on this Earth.
Great people live with the reality of the Next World before them and the knowledge that every experience in this world is only given to us to pave the way for that eternal life.
“But as I walked home myself, the little boy’s words rang in my ear. ‘What will I tell my father?’ I thought to myself, what will I tell my Father – my Father in Heaven – after 120 years? I had drifted so far that I had forgotten it was almost Chanukah!