tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post7906775803373242975..comments2023-06-12T11:27:34.308-04:00Comments on Musings of a Maidel: Bread of EmbarrassmentMusingMaidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402071666900305449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post-81980878563729846392009-07-29T11:13:40.679-04:002009-07-29T11:13:40.679-04:00Interesting comparison, that really gives me somet...Interesting comparison, that really gives me something to think about. Thanks for pointing that out.Jewish Side of Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792110478994916775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post-48797938182344197812009-06-23T10:43:14.553-04:002009-06-23T10:43:14.553-04:00The "nahana" was simply a typo. My typi...The "nahana" was simply a typo. My typing isn't as accurate in Hebrew as in English, and I didn't notice the mistake.<br /><br />Thank you for clarifying. I didn't mean to make it sound like getting to Olam Habah is the only goal in life. But, "Mitoch sh'lo lishmoh, bah lishmoh" (I would've written this in Hebrew letters, but this computer doesn't have it - sorry)MusingMaidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402071666900305449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post-51715259502155960262009-06-23T10:38:15.320-04:002009-06-23T10:38:15.320-04:00I linked you in my latest post.I linked you in my latest post.Staying Afloathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228636990839399469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post-81517950662870093962009-06-23T03:22:33.545-04:002009-06-23T03:22:33.545-04:00Oh, why thank you.
First of all, you still have &...Oh, why thank you.<br /><br />First of all, you still have "nahana" written there. Just thought I'd mention that..<br /><br />Well, the main thing that struck me is that you're giving the impression that the actual goal is olam habah, i.e. reward, which it obviously isn't.<br /><br />This actually works well with your grade example: You gave the impression that the most important thing for your friend is the grade she ends up with, ..which is the most important thing for me as well, but actually the true point of a good liberal arts and sciences education is not to get good marks, but to gain a broad understanding in many different branches of knowledge, aside from the subject you're majoring in. No matter how much Touro would have you believe otherwise, the University course system was created by wise people with the students best interest in mind. Theoretically grades 'should' serve only as a token representation of how well you retained the material. <br /><br />Same is true for olam habah: The purpose of life is the actual striving for perfection, not "doing what it takes to get olam habah".<br /><br />So basically: The reason G-d doesn't give out the "free bread" of olam habah is not because he's afraid you'll "feel bad", but because if He did there would literally not have been any purpose in creating anything.<br /><br />If you want to see it: <br /><br />http://www.shechem.org/torah/mesyesh/1.htm<br /><br />http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/mahshevt/mekorot/1b-2.htmהצעיר שלמה בן רפאל לבית שריקי ס"טhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04835340110056405173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post-58960245034994149802009-06-22T14:50:57.879-04:002009-06-22T14:50:57.879-04:00sa-thanks
sshriki - hey, I never said this was go...sa-thanks<br /><br />sshriki - hey, I never said this was going to be profound. I actually did learn the beginning of derech hashem, but I don't remember exactly what the ramchal said about it - I hereby give you permission to elaborate in another comment :). Also, thanks for the correction. I'm going to change it right now.MusingMaidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402071666900305449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post-73109864525130838102009-06-22T14:40:52.139-04:002009-06-22T14:40:52.139-04:00"..like we were eating נעמא דכסופא (excuse my..."..like we were eating נעמא דכסופא (excuse my spelling)"- נהמא דכיסופא, but not so bad for a 20 year old bais yaakov girl. ; )<br /><br />(In regards to the idea of the post, while it is obviously quite correct, it can be said that they're being presenting in somewhat of an overly simplistic manner. It is no waste of time to read through the beginnings of Mesilat Yesharim and Derech Hashem to see how things are presented there..)הצעיר שלמה בן רפאל לבית שריקי ס"טhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04835340110056405173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455785201122974355.post-79269839455997328752009-06-22T14:38:23.846-04:002009-06-22T14:38:23.846-04:00Beautiful analogy. I read (or heard?) recently th...Beautiful analogy. I read (or heard?) recently that when a boy becomes bar mitzvah, he is a gadol in all things except one- he can't sell property inherited from his father. This is because he hasn't worked for it, so he can't properly evaluate its worth.Staying Afloathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228636990839399469noreply@blogger.com