Happy

When you feel bad about things, sad, lost, disillusioned, what can you do?

Be happy.

When the world seems unsteady, a stormy geopolitical winter seems to possibly lurk, leaders seem unsure of themselves in an unsure economic environment, what can you do?

Be happy.

When people have misfortunes, and life seems so unpredictable, and you don’t know which way things are heading, what can you do?

Be happy.

Not a fake or pretended happiness, but a real genuine happiness.

How do you do that?

You think to yourself, that with all the tragedies, with all the uncertainties, with all the sadness, there is something special that we have. Something that gives us hope for the future. Something that reassures us that everything can be healed. Something that gives us reason to rejoice.

What is it?

G-d’s closeness to us.

When the outside seems to be crashing against us, we know that the Almighty is with us.

Knowing this, can make us feel very happy. We have G-d right next to us. He is with us. And He can make everything shine.

He can bring the dead back to life. He can bring Redemption and peace and prosperity to the entire world. Just like that.

And with all the miracles that we are seeing these days, it gives us even more reason to be confident that Redemption with Moshiach is imminent.

So be happy.