What is the Biggest Chesed according to the Vilna Gaon?
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1:08And he says that there's actually an angel responsible for monitoring every single second of your life. And he’s going to use every second wasted. Every second. We're not talking about every minute or every hour or every year or every month. Every second wasted, he’s going to use it as a case against you. This is what the Vilna Gaon was saying. Every second, to such an extent, even swallowing spit is considered a waste of time. This is beyond any person in this generation, at least. So, one of the students of the Vilna Gaon understood what the Rav was saying and passed out. He got shocked and passed out. Completely passed out, lost consciousness. They woke him up, threw some water on him; he passed out again. Water on him again, and he eventually woke up. They came to the Rav; they came to the Vilna Gaon. The student said, "Rav, you scared him to death! I mean, the guy passed out!" The Vilna Gaon asked, "Why?" "This is everything you said, what's wrong?" he replied. "I'm not sorry. This is the truth; it's what it says, what Hashem says. What do you want me to do? Everything I said is the truth."
2:30So now, even the people who helped this guy regain consciousness are about to pass out. He says, "Oh, actually, wait a minute. I forgot to tell you one thing." So everyone's eager to hear what this thing is. And the Vilna Gaon says, "I forgot to tell you how valuable suffering in this world is when it comes to judgment in the next world." The amount of value that they give for any little bit of suffering, any major suffering that you have in this world, is so significant in Shamayim that if we knew it, if we truly knew it, we would actually pray for suffering. That's how valuable it is. So you see, sometimes Hashem wants to give you a gift. He says, you know, I really want to give you a good judgment on Rosh Hashanah. I really want to give you a good judgment in Shamayim. But you made a few things, a few things that are not so good at some point. Used an improper word, improper behavior, a million and a half things you can do wrong every day, every second.
3:37But really, you did a lot of good, enough good that I want to give you good. However, I need to rectify a few sins. So, I will give you some suffering. Why? This way, when it comes to Rosh Hashanah, you are clean. You arrive with no mekatreg, no prosecutor against you. Why? He already received his due. The Satan has already been appeased. You come up with a clean slate. I can then proclaim, not only innocence, but also reward. This is the greatest chesed.
