It gives me great pleasure to conclude this essay with another wonderful suggestion HKB”H gave us concerning how to avoid being consumed by matters of Olam HaZeh during the six weekdays. It is by fulfilling the mitzvah of setting fixed times daily to study Torah. By setting fixed times to study Torah daily, the Torah acts as a protective shield protecting a person from the pitfalls of materialism and physical desires.
This is the lesson taught by the Mishnah (Avos 2, 2): "יפה תלמוד תורה עם דרך ארץ שיגיעת שניהם משכחת עון"—Torah study combined with “derech eretz” (worldly endeavors and proper conduct) is good; for exertion in both eliminates wrongdoing. So, on the one hand, a person must work and pursue worldly endeavors for the sake of his livelihood. These pursuits, however, may cause a person to be consumed with materialistic desires and values. Hence, it is necessary to set fixed times to study Torah to avoid
