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Remember a few months ago when I learned how we’re not supposed to be reading into things happening as signs, at least definitely not Torah-related things.
Well today I held myself back from trying to figure out something and feel a great big internal yay!
Earlier this evening, the lady at the register scanned my cauliflower as nail polish. She then canceled it out and kept going. I don’t wear nail polish. But use it in my arts and craft projects. At first I wondered if it is a sign to get it or paint my nails. But no! Then I realized it could be my chance to write off an meaning. For all I know, the lady behind me may have needed the message or the lady at the checkout or anything.
Yepp yepp. So in conclusion, if someone accidentally rings you up for nail polish and then removes the nonexistent item, it is not one’d job to think they know what Hashem is trying to say.
Thank you!
Great job! Sometimes I think it’s the yetzer hara that’s behind all of these wild goose chases trying to get us to look for meaning, where none is intended to be found, so that these little things keep us busy when there are really far more important things that we could be processing and dealing with at that time, but we’re wasting our energy on these little things. But really, do you think HKB”H needs to send you a twisted message like that? He can be much more direct to get His point across.
I’ll give you a little example. I had been in a bad relationship many, many years ago. B”H I got out, but unfortunately I promptly got into another bad one, which quickly soured fortunately. After that I ended up in a relationship that I thought was much better and going in the right direction when suddenly it ended. I was at loose ends and did not know what to do with myself. Right at that time one person suggested that I should try going to Aish HaTorah, that they have interesting programs, blah, blah. Right, okay, leave me alone.
A few days later, another person told me that they thought I should look into Aish HaTorah. Right, okay, not now, don’t bother me. Then I was at singles event and was conversing with a nice young man who told me that he thought I should check out the programs that they had at Aish HaTorah.
Okay, now, wait, 3 different people in less than 2 weeks all telling me the same thing. Now you don’t have to hit me over the head with a hammer, right!? Okay, I’ll go!!!!
I ended up going to a Discovery program at Aish a short time later and it was at that turning point in my life that I ended up making a commitment to Torah Judaism. I had no idea that that was what would happen when I went, but I do believe that HKB”H did.
It’s a sign of progress.
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