We’re Busy — But Not on Shlichus.

We’re Busy — But Not on Shlichus.

February 17, 202682 views

You know what the problem is? We’re comfortable. Too comfortable.

We say we’re chassidim. We sing Niggunim. We know a shtikel Tanya. We can repeat a vort from the Rebbe. But are we burning?

A chossid is supposed to be on fire.

The Alter Rebbe didn’t write Tanya so we should have nice intellectual discussions. He wrote it so we should change. So that our davening looks different. So that when we say Shema Yisroel it shakes something inside of us.

The Rebbe screamed about one thing over and over — not stam learning, not stam inspiration — action. “A little light pushes away a lot of darkness.” So what are we doing? Are we adding light? Or are we just talking about light?

We say we’re דור השביעי — the seventh generation. The generation that’s supposed to bring Moshiach. But if we’re the dor hashvi’i, then why do we still need to be pushed to learn a maamar properly? Why does a farbrengen need to convince us to care?

A chossid doesn’t wait to feel inspired. A chossid makes himself into a keli. You don’t feel like learning Chassidus? Learn anyway. You don’t feel like going on mivtzoim? Go anyway. That’s iskafya. That’s real avodah.

The world is screaming for clarity. People are confused. And we’re holding the answers. Not because we’re smarter — but because we were given the Rebbe. That’s a responsibility.

Imagine if every bochur decided, “I’m not just another guy in 770. I’m a soldier.” Not a soldier when it’s convenient. A soldier 24/7. You think the Rebbe gave us kochos so we should scroll and waste hours? Every minute is a shlichus opportunity.

And don’t tell me you’re small. The Rebbe believed in you more than you believe in yourself. If the Rebbe trusted you to be alive in this generation, that means you have the koach to finish the job.

So the question isn’t “When is Moshiach coming?”

The question is — what did you do today to bring him?

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