No More Worry

I'm not saying this just to make you feel good, but despite all the threats around us, there is truly no need to worry. here's why:

Rabbi Bahiya ibn Pakuda writes in his classic book of Jewish ethics, "Duties of the Heart," that as soon as a person strengthens his emuna to the extent that he realizes that not a single person on earth can harm him or help him against Hashem's will, then he attains true emotional and moral independence; in other words, he stops running after other people looking for favors or trying to flatter them. He fears no one other than Hashem, and he turns to no one other than Hashem. Such a person is calm, confident, and truly independent.

It's such a pleasure when you trust in Hashem and in no one else. You don't worry anymore. Look how much emotional wear and tear you save when you trust in Hashem and in no one else. As soon as we realize that no one can touch a hair on our head against Hashem's will, we direct all our energies and attention in His direction. We stop fearing other people. We laugh at their threats. They can't lift a finger against us; and, if Hashem wants us to suffer a tribulation of some sort, He alone will decide who will be the messenger that brings us the suffering. Yet, if we get close to Hashem on our own accord, rather than waiting for the tribulations to prod us, then He doesn't need to send the tribulations at all. And, if we do get them, we know that they're all for the best so we thank Him for them. When you thank Hashem for something, you certainly don't have to be afraid of that thing, so now you're free to be happy and to have a wonderful day!