Consider the following story: A man was trekking through a forest and found a great treasure of gold, diamonds, and precious stones. The hiker emptied his backpack of his personal items and began filling his bag with gems. Just then, his phone rings. It is his rebbe. "Rebbe, thank you for returning my call. Please give me chizuk. I feel so broken."
"What are you doing now?" asked his rebbe.
"I found a mountain of precious gems in the forest and am stuffing my pockets and bag."
"You are gathering gems, and you need chizuk?!" the rebbe exclaimed in disbelief.
During Chanukah, people come over to me and ask for chizuk. I wonder, "How can you need chizuk now? Every moment of Chanukah, you gather treasures, b’gashmiyus and b’ruchniyus. No one should be happier than you, and you need chizuk?!" With Hallel, the neiros Chanukah, Al HaNissim, Tehillim, Torah study, Chanukah seudos, and simply by being happy on Chanukah, we pick up priceless treasures. So, how can we feel a need for chizuk now?"
