This Tisha b’av feels different

amother

Orchid ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 7:35 pm

amother DarkYellow wrote:

I admire your enthusiasm. But there have been thousands of times in history that people thought moshiach was imminently coming.

They've been wrong every time.

Heard a fantastic mashal on this, comparing it to a woman in her 9th month who keeps running to the hospital and being sent home because she’s not really in labor. Does that mean the next time she feels contractions it’s not real? She shouldn’t go the hospital the next time she feels she’s in labor? No! It’s not that they were “fake” last time, it just wasn’t time yet. And each time brought her closer to the end.

↑ PinkFridge ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 7:36 pm

amother Melon wrote:

I basically feel permanently undeserving of Mashiach, but today I ended up taking an out of town visitor (a friend of my parents who was in town for a routine cancer treatment but found himself in sudden and excruciating pain) to the hospital and spending 8 hours in the ER with him. I pushed his wheelchair from one floor to the other, helped him navigate out-of-state insurance issues, went to the office of medical records… I just got back, less than an hour before the fast begins.

His wife on the other side of the country was in tears with both worry and gratitude, and all I could think was how BH I hadn’t felt resentful or upset the entire time.
It’s like Hashem had given me a chance to do a mitzvah with a full heart and at least I got this one thing right.

May we see yeshuos and nechamos soon!

I'm so sorry you feel this way about yourself. You're clearly someone that people can feel comfortable and safe with. You're kind too. I hope that all the stresses that are bringing you down clear up. And that you have many more opportunities to good and that they leave you feeling as upbeat.

↑ 613mitzvahgirl ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 7:38 pm

DarkYellow hopefully this time will e the real deal.. the feeling is getting stronger as the minutes pass..it really feels like contractions and I’m not even pregnant

amother

↑ DarkYellow ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 7:42 pm

amother Orchid wrote:

A pregnant woman might get a false alarm or 2. Or even 3. Not thousands.

amother

↑ Orchid ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 7:44 pm

amother DarkYellow wrote:

A pregnant woman might get a false alarm or 2. Or even 3. Not thousands.

Yes but she’s also not pregnant for thousands of years. And with millions of babies…you can’t compare every single aspect of the mashal obviously. The point is just because you felt it and it wasn’t time yet doesn’t mean next time you feel it it’s not real.

Thisisnotmyreal

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 7:47 pm

amother Orchid wrote:

My favorite part of the pregnancy moshal is that the baby is being developed for 9 months but is hidden. No one can see what is being developed or what the baby will look like. Once that baby is born, you see oh this baby wasn't just created this instant. It's been growing all along.

The golus is the developing Geula. When we get out of golus we'll look back and say oh it's been here all along. I just couldn't really see it.

↑ 613mitzvahgirl ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:00 pm

This is so interesting bc since October 7 it has been going on more than 9 months.. and it takes nine months to have a baby, and every day that went by we felt sicker and sicker, and now with Iran threatening it’s like an epidural.. and the achdus we all have is like the pushing stages of labor with all of us eating to go home..

amother

Indigo ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:04 pm

I don’t know… this year I am dreading Tisha bav. I’m a very sensitive person, but I don’t feel the anticipatory excitement you’re talking about. I actually have this terrible sinking feeling in my stomach. I feel depressed. I have never felt like this before tisha bav yet.

amother

↑ Raspberry ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:09 pm

amother Melon wrote:

You seem like someone very special. I'm inspired. Mi ke'Amcha Yisroel.

amother

↑ Raspberry ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:12 pm

amother Indigo wrote:

Hugs. I think all feelings should be welcomed and acknowledged. May Hashem turn your feelings of dread and depression to pure joy and happiness.

amother

↑ Indigo

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:29 pm

amother Raspberry wrote:

Hugs. I think all feelings should be welcomed and acknowledged. May Hashem turn your feelings of dread and depression to pure joy and happiness.

Umein, thank you

amother

Cinnamon

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:49 pm

giftedmom wrote:

I think the fact that Iran is openly trying to “trick” God sort of by deliberately attacking on tishah bav is making me feel like it can’t be successful.

Yeah, Haman tried that by picking Moshes yahrzait. It didn't work out so well for him.

Frankly, it didn't work out too well for Iran either. They completely failed in their attack on Israel and a few weeks later their president blew up. Like take hint guys....

amother

↑ Stoneblue ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:49 pm

amother Melon wrote:

This made me very emotional, thank you for Sharing!

Such a zchus to be able help someone in need

amother

SandyBrown

Mon, Aug 12 2024, 8:51 pm

giftedmom wrote:

I think the fact that Iran is openly trying to “trick” God sort of by deliberately attacking on tishah bav is making me feel like it can’t be successful.

Didn't work for balak and bilam, and it didn't work for Haman. But it's also scary in that we've had a ten month warning for this...did 10/7 bring about the teshuva movement it should have?