Mar 10
WYSI not WYG (For the less tech savvy amongst us -- "What you see is not what you get")
Life frequently throws curve balls at us. Just as we think things hunky dory, a wrench comes hurtling our way. We get dealt a difficult lot. Our threshold is pushed to its limit. Life is tough.
My Purim message is ... "What you see is NOT what you get!" Things in life are not as they appear to be. You frequently expect one result and an entirely different result shows up.
A dark cloud hung over the heads of the Jewish people for a year. They were faced with the threat of annihilation. Haman (the evil character in the story) had managed to secure an edict of wiping the Jews off the face of planet Earth. (Even something Hitler never managed to do.)
WYSI not WYG
In a small period of time the situation was reversed. Haman and his sons were hung, the enemies of the Jews were killed and the joyous festival of Purim was set up.
My wife wanted to have a natural delivery. Deep into her labor the midwife told us that she must have an emergency Caesar. My knee jerk reaction was one of apprehension. I really did not want her to have to go through a Caesarian. WYSINUG! Turns out after going through the Caesar, the umbilical cord was wrapped around the babys neck. The Caesar averted an almost tragic outcome.
Next time you are dealt a curveball, just remember WYSI NOT WYG. Things are frequently not as they appear to be.
Has your banker closed your credit facility? Have you just been laid off? Are your kids following the path of the straight and narrow?
Open yourself to life's possibilities. In G-d we trust. Do you?!
