“Behold I set before you today a blessing and a curse” (Devarim 11:26)
However lest the Jewish People say “Since Hashem set before us two ways the way of life and the way of death we will go in whichever we want to”; it then states “Therefore choose life.”
This is comparable to a person who sits at a crossroads with two paths before him. One path begins smoothly and ends in thorns and the other begins in thorns and ends smoothly. Thus said Moshe to the Jewish People: “You see the wicked — they’re successful for a few years. They’re successful in this world but their end is to be rejected.” (Midrash Yalkut Shimoni)
We’re ready to walk any road in life even if it’s steep or sun-scorched even if the signposts are worn and unclear. Except for a road that’s thorny.
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