Reply To: Schar in proportion to potential

Sam2 – what are you assuming to be unfair about this ‘reward scheme’? The fact that each person has a different purpose and different opportunities is not up for debate. No two are the same, and therefore not the same expectations are held over two people.

How and why HKBH decides who to allow the opportunity to become a godoil and who is destined to be a shoemaker is none of our business. Whether it has something to do with previous gilgulim, whether it has something to do with zechus ovois or some other calculation far beyond our mortal comprehension – it doesn’t matter why, it doesnt detract from the truth.

The ‘unfairness’ of sechar is simply a consequence of the above. Who decided that Reward is a competition where we must all be on even footing? Each person has a unique personal connection with HKBH, and I don’t see how anybody else’s connection can change the fairness of mine. This is not a competition!!!