As we approach the holiday of Sukkot it is a time for us to all strengthen our trust in G-d. We leave our homes which are sturdy and strong and move into our Sukkot which are temporary dwellings. This symbolizes that we are actively putting ourselves in G-d's "shade" underneath His watch. It is this feeling of complete trust and faith in G-d, which brings a person to true happiness. When a person realizes that they are constantly under G-d's watch and in His hands he becomes worry free.

There is a story of a young child who boarded a bus and began to cry. The bus driver looked at the child and asked him what is wrong. The child responded that he needs to take the bus home but has no money for a ticket. The bus driver was overcome with compassion and he handed the child a ticket paying from his own pocket. The child sat down and the bus driver continued his drive. After a few minutes he noticed once again, that the child was crying. The bus driver turned to the child and asked once again what is wrong. The child responded that the bus driver handed all of the other passengers tickets and gave them money as well when they boarded the bus, but when he boarded the bus the driver only gave him a ticket and didn't give him any money.

Many of us go through life like this child. We feel that everything is coming to us and we are missing out compared to others. We forget to realize that even what we do have is a tremendous kindness from G-d. Who decided what is supposed to be coming to us? We have decided for ourselves what we deserve and if we don't receive it then we are unhappy.

I recently read that some people look at their glass as "half empty" while others look at their glass as "half full". It is these two attitudes which define how people look at their lot in life, but who decided how big our glass is to big to begin with? It is only because we decided that we have a bigger glass than we really do that we come to the conclusion that something is missing.

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach,

Heath