Korach: The Premature Flow |
Korach 5786 – David Lemmer
“Yidden, come together, the day of your redemption has come!” “Yidden, sons of Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov, the One you have yearned for has shown!”
These are the words you will hear in the near future. And when you finally hear them for real you will feel a sense of Deja-vu. This is the definition of (Tehillim 126:1) “Hayinu Kecholmim.” Being like the dreamers who saw the future way before its time came. How did they see ahead?
Korach, our holy brother, as Rashi (Bamidbar 16:7) points out, “Eino Hita’ato, his eye deceived him.” What future did he dream of, or did he even see that far?
You see, with many fights and arguments, the ones involved don’t truly have a plan. All they have is the desire for triumph. Their desired future is not built on a solid framework of how to achieve it. Rather it relies solely on the belief that we will be strong enough to punch back every time. Without a plan, and a solid one, the loss may come at any moment and there is nothing to show for it afterwards. All that is left is to continue blaming and crying over the defeat, or a bow of admittance.
One with a plan will have tangible effects over time. Their desire is strong and they want to kiss the trophy already, but they want to place it so high that everyone can see it. They are willing to delay their gratification for the chance of expanding it to be even greater. It is like wanting to live in a penthouse. You can either steal one or you can build your building either physically or metaphorically by gaining wealth or influence to attain it. What will happen if you never make it to the top? At least you have 50 floors to speak for you. But by breaking and entering, the joy will pass as fast as it came, and leave you with a dark hole. Either you will get caught and sit in prison, or metaphorically you will be clutched by the guards of the dark side.
Those are the two ways to a goal. What they both have in common is a thing called action. “What kind of action........