In our neighborhood, each person learns in the place that suits him, as there are many different kollelim in the area, and each person has his part in Torah.
But in the evening something wonderful happens: Everyone gathers in the evening kollel in one large beis midrash. One hundred avreichim invest themselves in the holy Torah, sitting and learning at one time and in one place enthusiastically. Learning in such a large and united group is a special experience.
Despite the distance from my home, I always preferred learning in the evening specifically in this kollel. The extra distance I had to go was totally worth my while. But with time, things changed, and the road that had been quiet became filled with passersby. It became difficult to refrain from seeing forbidden sights.
At that point I understood that Hashem wanted something else from me. He wanted me to refrain from walking this path and to learn in a kollel closer to home. While this would mean joining a small, quiet group, it would come after a short walk on a route that was free of forbidden sights.
Two months passed after I had switched to learning in the beis midrash near my home, when one evening...
