One tragedy has been following another, far faster than can be explained by natural causes. The only explanation is that the Creator wants us to come closer to Him
There’s no comparing tragedies. While some personal tragedies become widely known and are shared by the klal, others, no less painful or challenging, go almost unnoticed.
A few days ago I heard about a story similar to ours — a kallah who lost both her legs after a tree fell on her during her sheva brachos week. It was a grievous tragedy, but few even heard of it.
Our family’s tragedy, however, became a general one. Since Friday, we’ve been flooded with calls from people wanting to sympathize, give encouragement, and tell us about their prayers or resolutions they’ve undertaken for our kallah’s health. The tzibbur shares fully in our pain, and this has helped us greatly in bearing it.
There’s no rational explanation for why this is happening. It’s clear that only HaKadosh Baruch Hu decides whether a given incident will become widely known or not. We were told by the rabbanim and gedolei Torah who visited us over the past few days that the public needs to utilize these personal tragedies for hisorerus — awakening.
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