It is known that R' Ahron Kotler Zatzal was always quoting Rashi in this week’s Parsha, who says that: אִם בְּחֻקֹּתַי תֵּלֵּכוּ means: שֶׁתִהְּיוּ עַמֵּלִים בַתוֹרָה Hashem wants that we should toil in His Torah. Yet, in Mishneh Torah, in Parshas Ki Savo, it says: תַחַת אֲשֶׁר לֹּא עָבַדְּתָ אֶׁת ה' אֱלֹקֶׁיךָ בְּשִמְּחָה וּבְּטוּב לֵּבָב תבא כח מז that our problems come from a lack of Simcha. Of course both are true, and if you excel in both areas, you can surely expect a good life (maybe even one area can also give you a good life). Before Lag Ba’omer I was asked: What should people do on the bus to Meron; learn, or sing?
I answered that some people should Davka learn, and others should Davka sing. For some, singing could be Bittul Torah Mamash, and for others, learning could be the cause of lots of their problems. And for some, “Not worrying so much what they do, and to be happy either way”, is the perfect answer. “Whatever you end up doing will be the A-1 sort of Avoda. Don't complicate yourself".
I heard this many times from R' Gershon Liebman Zatzal. He was very relaxed, and I believe it was mainly in the type of Bitachon that he was super liberal. Either having Bitachon in “getting what you want”, or being M'kabel (accepting) the situation אַ ללֶׁ עס אִ יז גוּט! "It's all good!" Even if you end up doing the “wrong” thing, Hashem will still understand you, and accept it. He is: מָלֵּא רַחֲמִים full of compassion!
