Story of The Millionaire, The POOR and The NAIL (Film by BeEzrat HaShem Inc)

0:41Okay, but I like your house. You can like it all you want. It's not for sale. But I really like it. I understand you like it. I built this house. It cost me $10 million to buy this house. And I built it and revived all the things. I'm not selling it. Okay, okay, fine. Can I just buy enough space in your house to put one nail? One nail? No, no, leave me alone. Do me a favor. I have the house. I'll pay you $10,000 for it. $10,000 for one nail. The guy has money, which means he likes money. You can't have money if you don't like money. So he says, $10,000 to put a nail in the wall. I could put a nail for free, but okay, okay, fool. Come, come. Wherever you want, put the nail. Put the nail. Just make sure the check is made payable to cash. So the guy comes in and puts the nail at the entrance over there. He finds a nice, clean place on the wall. He's very excited about it.

1:44It's like, that's my nail. He goes, that's your nail, buddy. You got it. The guy leaves. He goes, "Honey, I'm a genius." She asks, "Why?" He responds, "I just made $10,000 for a nail." She says, "Honey, you really are a genius." He's happy. He's ready. He goes to sleep thinking, "Oh, I'm going to sell nails to the whole community. The whole house is going to be full of nails. I'll buy a $100 million house next month." Until 2 o'clock in the morning. At 2 o'clock in the morning, Hello? What? Huh? Huh? Rushed to the door with his robe. Poor guy. What's going on? Who died? Who did this? What happened at 2 o'clock in the morning? He goes, what do you want? He's the guy with the nail. He goes, what do you want? I have no more nails. No more nails. I'm going to sleep. What's wrong with you? No, no. I have a hat. I have a hat. I want to put it on my nail. He goes, excuse me? He goes, my hat. My hat. I finished using it for today. I want to put the hat on my nail.

2:45You couldn't come earlier? I didn't finish with the hat until now. If I had finished earlier, I would have put it away earlier, but I needed the hat until now. Can I put my hat on my nail? So the guy is still excited about the $10,000 he got a few hours ago. He goes, okay, buddy, go, go, go. Just do it for me. Next time, come a little earlier. He goes to sleep. He puts the hat away. Everything is good. The day is over. The next day, 2:15 in the morning. The door is in the drawer for a guy. What do you want? Again? Two o'clock in the morning? He goes, no, no. Listen, not the hat. The hat again? The hat's still here. He goes, no, I don't want the hat. What? My jacket. My jacket. I'm finished with the jacket. I want to put my jacket on my nail. He goes, what's with you at two o'clock in the morning? You can't come at 12 and 10 and 8 like normal people. I just finished with the jacket now. I don't need the jacket now. So what? I'm going to carry it for no reason. It's heavy. It's a big jacket. Can I put it on my nail? No. You guys are getting a little frustrated. Next day, 3:30 in the morning. Hello? Poor guy, what do you want now? I need my hat. The jacket too? No, no, just the hat.

4:01Why couldn't you come sooner? I just need that. I didn't need it before. Every day, the poor guy, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock in the morning, for 10 days straight, he's coming. He says, listen, after 10 days of this, he tells him, listen, no more. Here's your $10,000. I'm finished with you. He goes, no, no, no. No refunds. No, what do you mean? I bought it. It's mine. It's my property. He says, I don't want to. He replies, we signed the deal. You received the check already. The check cleared. I don't want the money back. I like my nail. He says, stop coming at 3 o'clock in the morning. He responds, I come whenever I have to. It's my nail. It's my property. I'll take you to court. He says, take me to court. They go to court. And the millionaire thinks that This is ridiculous. Every normal judge is going to judge it in his favor. He goes, Your Honor, this guy's crazy. I'm willing to give him his $10,000 back. I'll give him $15,000. Just leave me alone. The judge says, listen, according to this contract, there's nothing you can do. It's his nail. He's allowed to go and see his nail whenever he wants. You have to comply with this. He couldn't believe his eyes.

5:19He leaves the court with a long face, trying to figure out a solution but realizing he doesn't have one. Over the next 10 days, he suffers even more than he did the first 10 days. 1 o'clock in the morning, 2 o'clock in the morning, 3 o'clock in the morning, the hat, and the jacket, and the shoes, and this, and I just want to look at the nail, and I just want to touch the nail, maybe I'll put a picture on the nail. After another 10 days, the guy shows up at 3 o'clock in the morning, he says, here you go, here are the keys to the whole house. I'm leaving. That's the mashal. That's the parable. What's the nimshal? The nimshal, Rabotai Yekarim, is that the millionaire is us. The guy that bought the nail is the Satan. And the Yetzer Hara comes to you and says, "Listen, I want to take your entire Olam Haba at once." You say, "No, are you crazy? I was born religious. I was born with a kippah. I came out of my mother's womb with a kippah on already. What are you talking about? I'm religious from birth. I did teshuva, I did this. No, don't take my Olam Haba. I want my Olam Haba." Okay, okay, fine, fine. Then the Yetzer Hara comes back a little later and says, "How about one nail? How about one small sin? How about a skirt that's one and a half inches too short?"

6:45It's not a mini, like the rabbi keeps saying. It's not a mini. It's like, instead of covering the knee, it covers three-quarters of the knee. Come on. Are people really paying attention to inches? Hashem really cares? Does He have nothing else to do but to start looking at inches? He has a whole world to run, and He's looking at inches on my skirt? Just one nail. That's how the Yetzer Hara comes to you. One small sin. Make this small sin with this girl. Don't touch her. Just look at her once. She's not your wife. It's okay. Just look once. Just go into the McDonald's one time. Get the coffee. Coffee? What do they have? Pig and coffee? When was the last time you ate pig and coffee together? It's just coffee. It's just coffee. Have a cup of black coffee with the pig feet in it. No, it's just coffee from McDonald's. One little nail, kaput. They have one nail, one nail. That's the answer. Yes, he tells you, I just want one nail. And then he comes to check in the morning. He says, how is my nail? How's my nail? I want another nail.

8:01I want another nail. I want another nail. And unless you know what's going to happen to you in the grave, unless you know what's going to happen after the grave, unless you know that HaKadosh Baruch Hu does not let anyone go, guess what? Eventually, you're going to give him the whole house. You're going to give him the whole house. You're going to go and meet with the Pope and say, Pope, I agree with you. Eventually, we're going to convert all of them. It doesn't start with everything. It starts with the male. This is why it's critical to teach yirat shamayim. It's the only way people stay religious, according to HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Without yirah, nothing works. In our shiur today, we will delve into the insights of the Chafetz Chaim's teachings on Lashon Hara. The Chafetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, authored several important works, including the Sefer Chafetz Chaim and the Mishnah Berurah. His emphasis on the prohibition of Lashon Hara, or speaking negatively about others, is particularly relevant in our daily lives. It's important to remember the Gemara in Masechet Shabbat, which discusses the significance of guarding our tongue and emphasizes the destructive power of Lashon Hara. Let's also reflect on the teachings found in Pirkei Avot, where Rabbi Shimon advises us to be cautious with our speech and interactions with others. As we analyze these texts, let's consider how we can implement these teachings into our own behavior, fostering a community that values respect and modesty in both speech and action.

9:44The issue at hand is discussed extensively in the Shulchan Aruch and its commentaries. During Rabbi Moshe Feinstein’s time, he offered a nuanced perspective in his responsa, the Igrot Moshe. This topic also appears in the works of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, a prominent posek, who provided significant insight, particularly in the context of modern challenges.