Scrubbing pots is not high on my list of favorite things to do.
However after preparing a meal I’m left with no choice but to tackle the pots. Some are easy to clean others require more effort. Occasionally when burnt-on food stubbornly clings to the bottom of the pot and won’t budge even after laborious scrubbing and scraping the pot needs to be soaked — for an hour a day or longer. I never cease to be amazed by the ease with which the burnt food is lifted after soaking. It’s almost as if the pot cleans itself.
As we know everything in the physical world has a parallel in the spiritual world.
Tackling questions in emunah or deficiencies in middos head-on is often a painstaking and laborious process. A more effective approach can be to immerse oneself in the waters of Torah and surround oneself with Torah living. When we do this very often the doubts and the deficiencies disappear.
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