Rabbi Yedid pointed out that we live in a world that doesn’t enjoy limitations. Although, we (as Jews) don’t live on the street, we are [unfortunately] affected by this atmosphere of the non-Jewish world that rejects limitations.
We find in the first story of Creation on day of the creation of Adam and Chava a most interesting concept. What was the first commandment that G-d gave the first human beings? The first thing Hashem commands them is not to eat from the fruit of a certain tree. How could that be Hashem’s first command?
The explanation is that the purpose of this creation is for us to live a life of enjoyment. Hashem wants us to live a life of Gan Eden, a world of pleasure. What are people doing – they are living for Gan Eden [the rewards of the next world.] We have, Rabbi Yedid said, to understand that in order to live in Gan Eden, we have to live within boundaries, limitations.
When you have a home that has boundaries, good values; than we can hope to regain [the pleasures] of the original Gan Eden [that mankind was expelled from.] Do we live with boundaries? Do we live with limitations from Hashem and appreciate them and love them? Because such lifestyle is the only way we can hope to reach and regain Gan Eden.
