The Ramban says that the people of Ur Casdim were M'vazeh and M’kalel Avraham Avinu, and threw him into a pit or a burning furnace. Noach was also loaded with plenty of Bizyonos and criticism while he built the Teiva, and people thought that he was out of his mind. (Medrash)
Moshe Rabeinu also suffered from the public, until he said: עוד מעט וסקלוני (Beshalach 17:4) – they are about to stone me. They suspected him that he was plotting against them (Rashi) and that he was Nichshal with: שאת איש – their wives. (Gemara). Dovid had Bizyonos without end about Bas-Sheva (Gemara), and people wanted him to die, so his son Shlomo could build the Bais Hamikdash.
Notice how all the great leaders were loaded with Bizyonos. Chana had plenty Bizayon from Penina and from Eli HaCohen who thought she was a Shikora (drunkard). And, of course, Leah, upon whom it says: וַיַּרְא ה' כִּי שְׂנוּאָה לֵאָה וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת רַחְמָהּ (Vayetze 29:31) – Hashem saw that Leah was rejected, so He gave her a child. So the next time you have Bizyonos, suspect that you are one of the great people of Klal Yisroel!
They say that BMG was built with the Bizyonos of R’ Ahron Kotler Zatzal, who had to go around collecting from American Gevir’im; many of whom had no appreciation for R’ Ahron Zatzal. I myself witnessed plenty of Bizyonos for R' Nosson Wachtfogel Zatzal and R’ Shneur Kotler Zatzal. If you want to really move and become great, be prepared for Bizyonos. In Novardok they would say that the person is a: מפוקנָ (finicky) about his beloved: כבוד המדומה – Kavod he thinks he’s getting.
So much potential greatness in Yungerleit is lost, because deep down, the true reason for so much inactivity is fear of Bizyonos. Of course, there is no Tayna (blame) on people who never had a Chinuch in the importance of feeling an Achrayus for the Klal.
A Mussar Seder on Bizyonos can change your life and save you from serious illnesses, Rachmana Litzlan. (I myself was responsible for saving people in this way, with Si'ata D'shmaya)
