Ah, how many luxuries has the good God prepared for his Jewish children.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the blessings and abundance that God has prepared for his followers, particularly the Jewish community.
In this quote, Sholom Aleichem expresses a deep appreciation for the luxuries and goodness bestowed upon the Jewish people by God. It speaks to the idea of divine providence and the notion that despite trials and tribulations, there is an abundance of joy and blessings awaiting to be embraced. This sentiment serves as a reminder of hope and gratitude for the gifts in life that may often be overlooked.
In practice
During a sermon reflecting on God's gifts to humanity.
To go to the synagogue with one's father on the Passover eve - is there in the world a greater pleasure than that? What is it worth to be dressed in new clothes from head to foot, and to show off before one's friends? Then the prayers themselves - the first Festival evening prayer and blessing.
No matter how bad things get, you got to go on living, even if it kills you.
They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence.
The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.
Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.
Why do we smile? Why do we laugh? Why do we feel alone? Why are we sad and confused? Why do we read poetry? Why do we cry when we see a painting? Why is there a riot in the heart when we love? Why do we feel shame? What is that thing in the pit of your stomach called desire?
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Gradually I came to realize that the process of saving the desert of the human heart and revegetating the actual desert is actually the same thing.
We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.
The serious people who took him seriously never felt quite sure of his deportment; they were somehow aware that trusting their reputations for judgment with him was like furnishing a nursery with egg-shell china.
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