An incredible message about procrastination and how time alone can drastically alter something
Dina Schoonmaker
Matzah and chometz contain the same exact ingredients; time is the only thing that distinguishes them from each other. While matzah is a mitzvah, chometz is a completely different entity that is forbidden on Pesach.
This teaches us an incredible message about procrastination and how time alone can drastically alter something. An action pushed off for too long is not only a late version of that action, it can give over a completely different message.
When we respond to a milestone in a timely manner (such as a mazel tov for a simchah or condolences for a tragedy), we send a message that we care and that this is something important to us. Procrastinating those wishes — the same words just delayed — sends the opposite message.
When a loved one asks us to take care of something, doing it promptly sends a “matzah message.” We show them their value by caring about what they need. Delaying the act, and causing them to repeat their request, lets it become chometz and shows a lack of concern.
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