Part III. Becoming The Best
A Tremendous Distinction
Now, that's a very big subject because it puts everything we do in this world into its true perspective – nothing is small anymore! Let’s say all of you tzadikim sitting here know about loshon hora. The Chofetz Chaim made loshon hora famous. Everyone knows that he has to guard his tongue against evil; it’s not easy but everyone tries. But you have to know that the one who tries just a little bit more, that person has lifted himself up tremendously. The one who guards his tongue a little more shoots up and towers into space way up above everybody.
The one who davens with just a little more kavanah, a little bit longer shemonah esrei, that little bit is as far as one star from another. Your friend is also a star, he’s also an oveid Elokim, but compared to you he’s lo avado.
That’s what it means to be an eved Hashem; you go the extra step to stand out in the Eyes of Hashem. Not only when it comes to davening and loshon hora. There’s so much more. The good ideas that you hear in this place – other places too – if you’ll take them seriously and put some work into fulfilling them, don’t think it’s only a little thing. It’s tremendous! That little bit more makes you distinguished not a little bit. And if you’re a little bit better today than you were yesterday, you’re much much better.
