How
is your youth connected to your older self?
i
When the
king of Israel sits upon his throne,
he shall
write himself a book of Torah
he shall keep that book with him
he shall read of it all the days of his life:
that
he may learn to fear HaShem his God
that
he may prolong the days of his kingdom.
ii
When you first sit upon your throne, you write out a Torah.
You will keep this Torah close at hand.
When you are a successful king, and busy to distraction, and
your head is full from power—you will have made it easy for yourself to peer
back into that Torah.
iii
Peering into this Torah, you will learn to fear HaShem.
You will not remember
to fear HaShem.
You will learn to
fear HaShem.
You will learn something
new.
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What will be new in this Torah?
Not the words.
What will be new in this Torah is your actual life—viewed
through the prism of the words, viewed in a way to bring you to God.
iv
Your youth will offer Torah for your lived life.
Your lived life will translate that Torah to the fear of
God.
Your Torah will only be realized across the entirety of
your life.
Your Torah will join all your years together.
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I
cannot remember where I first heard this idea.
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Shabbat shalom, Abe
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