Always Learn Mussar on Being Sameach B'chelko

In this week's Parsha it says: לֹא בַשָּׁמַיִם הִיא וְלֹא מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם כִּי קָרוֹב אֵלֶיךָ הַדָּבָר מְאֹד בְּפִיךָ וּבִלְבָבְךָ לַעֲשׂתּוֹ ל יב-יד Torah is not in the heavens, or on the other side of the sea; it is very close to you, in your own mouth and your heart, so that you can keep it. This is strange. Who is looking in Shamayim and: עֵבֶר לַיָּם the other side of the sea? And how can you have it all in just: בְּפִיךְ וּבִלְבָבְךָ your mouth and your heart? We can suggest that the "Torah” referred to in this Passuk actually means Bitachon, since: עִיקָר נְתִינַת הַתּוֹרָה the main giving of the Torah is for Bitachon; which the Gr”a defines as being Sameach B'chelko.

So now we can explain the Passuk as saying: Just be satisfied with your very self בְּפִיךְ( )וּבִלְבָבְךָ and that's everything. עֵינֵי כְסִיל בִּקְצֵה אָרֶץ משלי כז יד A fool is always looking everywhere else, except being satisfied with himself. The burning issue of every human being is to work hard on seeing only good in his own situation. Like the Chovos Halvavos says that all types of unfortunates, like unmarried people, and: עַנִיים the poor should see only the good side of their Matzav, and try to see only the bad side of marriage and being wealthy!

Just stay at home base, and learn to always see good in yourself and your situation; and play down and even ridicule other people's Matzav! לְאַהֲבָה אֶת ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ לו “Loving Hashem" means being happy with your exact situation, with all its minute details! If you are heavy be happy. "I love being big and heavy!" And if you are tall, you must say all day long: "I love being a tall type”. The same for a "short" and "skinny" and "red" and "blonde", or a quick type, a quiet type, a bold type, and a fearsome type, etc. Being Sameach B'chelko means the true life. It says: וּבָחַרְתָּ בַּחַיִּים נצבים ל יט Chose life! Be happy with the basic being alive!