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0:08One of the most fundamental things that every person has in life is to be free from the situation you are in. Many people are really not free from the situation they are in. Why? We all think that if it were different, it would have been better. If I were there, then the situation there would have been better. And a person never lives these lives now. If HaKadosh Baruch Hu puts you in a certain situation,

1:14You will be in Uzbekistan, you will be in Afghanistan, you will be in Israel, you will be in New York, you will be in Florida, it doesn't matter where you will be. Do you want from the situation He put you in, from the place He put you in, with all the problems in front of you, what do you want from it? If you want from it, if you actually live your life according to the Creator of the World, who arranged for you, and made you perfect. Do you have a Tikun HaSanhedrin? Of course, you live your life according to Torah and Mitzvot, and you don't live your life according to Torah and Mitzvot. But when a person runs from what the world has given him, it means that the world has put you on a certain level, in a certain way, in a certain experience, in certain difficulties, in certain successes. All of these things, all of these walls, all of these stones, all of the stones that join together, to one whole wall, to one whole psalm, it is actually your life that the World wants you to live. and made you perfect. Do you have Tikkun Olam? Of course, you live your life according to Torah and mitzvot, and there are times you may not live your life according to Torah and mitzvot. But when a person runs from what the world has given him, it means that the world has put you on a certain level, in a certain way, in a certain experience, with certain difficulties, and certain successes. All of these things, all of these walls, all of these stones, all of the stones that join together into one whole wall, into one whole psalm, it is actually your life that the world wants you to live.

2:03What does a person say? Oh, I can't handle it. Why is this happening to me? How does this happen to me? A dream like this is different, and a dream like this is like that. And if I think, and if I do, and when I do it like this, I will be more successful. But the world does not want that. The world does not want you to be like this now. He said, "I don't want you to be different." Rabbi Yaakov Israel Lugasi, one of the greatest Torah scholars, had a young man, 38 years old, come to him and express his struggles regarding marriage. The man said that despite devoting his life to studying Torah and fulfilling his obligations, he was unable to find a wife. He lamented that if he were married, he would achieve greater holiness and purity, face fewer challenges, and be more successful. "So why doesn't Hashem provide me this blessing?" the man questioned. Rabbi Lugasi responded to him, explaining, "According to the principle I mentioned earlier, the Creator has placed you in this particular situation for a reason. You must trust in His divine plan." According to this principle that we mentioned, look, the Creator of the world put you in this situation because He wants you to be a servant now. What are you saying? It's not so suitable for me, it's not so suitable for me. I don't want to be a servant. When you say, "I don't want to be a servant," you are actually saying to Hashem, the Creator of the world, with all His greatness and with all His management of the world, "I think there is something here that is not so good. You may have missed something."

3:07The situation would be much better if I were... No, if I were like this and like that. And if the Creator of the World says, I don't want you to try. Fine, I'm civilized, you've done all the work, you're open, you're a hero, a great hero, Patrick. But I actually want you to be in this situation, to work with Me in this situation. What do you say? If I had tried, I would have worked with Hashem more. I don't want to work with Hashem more. I want this. I want you to work with Hashem at this level, with all the difficulties, and the trials, and the ways that you are trying to learn, four hours, and within it, maybe four minutes. Why do you have failures in this, failures in that, failures in that, that don't control you? Not that you stop, and the phone rings every second, and you stop. Not that. But the things that don't control you. It's a war of health, and all kinds of other things, that you are allowed to stop learning. Not just that. And clearly, the world doesn't want any of these things at all. Don't be too hot-headed, and don't be foolish to say, "Oh, if I do this, the world will be more beautiful." If Ha'olam puts you in this situation, it means this is what is desired from you. Many times, people think that when they reach a certain place, when they achieve a specific status, such as becoming a millionaire, then they will do something more significant, or make changes. In reality, you don't live in the past. Rather, you are always living with an eye towards the future.

4:11Why do you live in the past? You live in the past. The Creator of the world put you in this reality. When the Creator of the world put you in this reality, what does it mean? That He wants you here. And to say that it's not the Creator of the world who put you here is a complete lie. Because He's the One who rules the world. He's the One who has the power. He's the One who has all the powers. So when He puts you in this reality, in this house, in this family, in these hardships, in these trials, in this mess, in everything that exists from all directions, does it mean that He wants you like this? It means that He wants you with all your capacity. Why? Because with all that you have, don't expect to say, wait, maybe there is better. Maybe when I'm there, I'll be better. No. And that's how you work with Him. And that's called the avodah of Hashem.