The Gra
in a Pirush on the Megilla says, as you know the whole Megilla is a big puzzle.
A puzzle where pieces fit in beautifully, all the different episodes fit into
one beautiful picture at the end. The Mussar of it is Hashem is always
assembling puzzles. Although we see the pieces of the puzzle we don’t
appreciate it.
There is
one piece of the Megillah which does not really fit into the whole picture of
the puzzle. The whole episode of Balaila Hahu, that night the King can’t fall
asleep and they bring him the Sefer Hazichroinois and they read it to him. He
asks what good was done to Mordechai, and ultimately Mordechai is marched
through the streets. That incident didn’t play any part in the rescue of the
Jewish people. The next day Esther goes to the Mishtah Hayayin with Haman and
Achashveiroish just as was planned, nothing changed. She then reveals that she
is a Yid, finds favor in Achashveiroish’s eyes, and Haman is hung. Mordechai
being led through the streets of Shushan in the King’s clothing, on the
King’s horse and being led by Haman doesn’t
play any part in the ultimate rescue of the Yidden. It seems to be
inconsequential, just an incident that happened, however, we raise our voice
with great joy when we read Balaila Hahu. It doesn’t seem to play a part in the
story. The illustrations are always in the children’s’ Megillas with Haman
leading Mordechai on the horse. The children always learn about Aveil V’chafui
Roish. That as Haman was pulling the horse, Haman’s daughter was on the roof,
and threw garbage down on the head of what she thought was Mordechai, and how
it actually fell on Haman and how funny that was. And over the years the
description of the garbage has changed significantly and I don’t know what the
Mekoir is for what the description of what the garbage was. L’mayseh it is a
very entertaining episode, however, it seems to have nothing to do with the
whole puzzle.
The Gra says that it is very much a piece of the
puzzle. Haman was a very shrewd character. He was a quick thinker, he was
cunning, he had gotten himself out of trouble before. B’derech Hateva, when
Esther reveals that she is a Yid, Haman who was a quick thinker could have come
up with something like oh I didn’t know you were a Jew just like Achashveiroish
didn’t know you were a Jew. He could have talked his way out of the situation.
Part of the puzzle of the story of the Megillah happening B’derech Hateva
without any miracles taking place, had to find a natural way for this to
happen, that Haman won’t talk his way out of the situation. Therefore,
Hakadoish Baruch Hu caused Haman to be in a Behala, to be in a state of mind of
confusion. He was Aveil V’chafui Roish. He was physically filthy. The Gemara
says that they quickly took Haman and he didn’t have time to bathe. Whatever
the garbage was, the remnants were still on him. When Haman is brought to the
Mishte the Posuk reads in 6:14 יד עוֹדָם מְדַבְּרִים עִמּוֹ, וְסָרִיסֵי
הַמֶּלֶךְ הִגִּיעוּ; וַיַּבְהִלוּ לְהָבִיא אֶת-הָמָן, אֶל-הַמִּשְׁתֶּה
אֲשֶׁר-עָשְׂתָה אֶסְתֵּר Haman was taken to the Mishteh in a great Bahala. He
didn’t feel clean, he felt rushed, confused, and embarrassed. He had been
humiliated. In that state of mind he came to the Mishteh, confusion, that
causes a person to lose his ability to think quickly, to do the right thing, it
takes away the wisdom of a person. This was all part of the natural sequence of
events that we call the miracle of Purim. That lesson, that Behala brings about
confusion shouldn’t be lost upon us. Living in our fast pace world, a world of
Behala.
-- א"ה ובשם הסבא מקלם פי' שהעיקר שיהיודים יבינו שמרכי צודק
http://navitapes1.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-psychological-effect-of-mordechais.html
אין תגובות:
הוסף רשומת תגובה