The Chofetz Chaim continued with one of his famous parables. Have you ever taken a train? You’ll notice that as the train approaches its destination it picks up speed, in anticipation of the final stop.
We also should take notice. The speed of history is increasing. Things are happening faster and faster. Changes that used to take centuries to occur now happen almost instantaneously. Regimes are rising and falling; people are suddenly thrown into affluence or suffer terrible financial collapse. The pace of life has taken on a frenzied speed. Heaven is spinning the wheels of fortune faster and faster in order to quickly arrive at the last stop, the geula, (let it happen speedily).
The Chofetz Chaim added, that in normal times a business would readily offer long term credit to their customers. But when the owner is contemplating retirement or closure he’s not so ready to give credit. He wants cold cash. He calls up each one of his customers to pay up their accounts as soon as possible.
This is what is happening today. Once, the Creator of the Universe was willing to give “credit” – He would be patient and collect what was due Him slowly, over a period of time. Not anymore. We are about to enter the new era of the Moshiach. It’s as if the world is “closing shop.” Hashem wants “cold cash” only. He’s hurrying up to finish all the accounts! (R’ EIiezer Parkoff, Weekly Chizuk)
