In Parshas Mikeitz, Yosef is
punished (with an extra 2 years in jail according to Rashi) for asking the Sar
Hamashkim to remember him. Ai Yosef did a normal Hishtadlus? The Chazoin Ish in
his Sefer Emunah V’Bitachoin says a big Yesoid. We see that even when the Sar
Hamashkim does finally remember Yosef, he calls Yosef Eved Ivri in front of
Paroh, thereby putting him down. B’derech Hatevah Yosef’s request of the Sar
Hamashkim wouldn’t have worked. The Chazon Ish says a Yesoid, a person must
have Bitachon and do his Hishtadlus. As long as the Hishtadlus is normal, it is
not a Stirah to Bitachon. However, when a person does something out of desperation,
that is going against Bitachon. Therefore, Yosef’s behavior was wrong.
R’ Chaim Shmulevitz’s vort
seems to be a contradiction to this vort. There is a difference between
Ruchniyos and Gashmiyos. Basya was doing a Mitzvah, a Davar Ruchni, so even if
she did something desperately it is not a lack of Bitachon.
This idea might answer a
question Rebbi had on Rav Pam. There were many time that people were dating and
it wasn’t going smoothly, so Rav Pam would say, don’t push to hard to make it
work. When Rav Pam was ill, and Rebbi spent a lot of time in the hospital with
his family, he was told that Rav Pam’s Shidduch itself didn’t go so smooth, yet
he pushed until it worked. So it looks shver that Rav Pam didn’t listen to his
own advice.
Rav Pam might have been a
different case, because his Cheshbon was a Ruchniyasdika Cheshbon which allows
you to push for things until you get it. Human beings normally are just the
opposite. They stay overtime at work and go to work in snow storms, however,
for Ruchniyos, to go to Minyan or Seder during a snowstorm, they come up with
excuses. We have to know what really counts.
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