Rebbe Chaim of Chernowitz, zy”a, author of Be’er Mayim Chaim and other sefarim, was a very big tzaddik. One time, he repeated a vision that he saw on Friday night as his neshamah was going to Shamayim. While there, he saw many neshamos standing before the Beis Din shel Ma’alah, the Heavenly Court. These neshamos were told that they must return to this world as a gilgul, a returning neshamah, because of past misdeeds.
Upon hearing their ruling, they cried before the court that there needed to be a change in the system. They explained that they had been in this world several times already, and that each time, they failed in the mission and were sent again to Olam Hazeh.
“What is the purpose of sending us to Olam Hazeh again and again?” they cried. “We will probably fail another time!”
The court replied, “Times have changed. The judgment isn’t as difficult as it was in the past. There is a greater likelihood that you will pass the test. You just need to be cautious about one thing: Never say: ‘I should have.’ If you can avoid saying those words, you have passed the test and will merit Olam Haba.”
According to this vision, the main goal is to go through life without saying, “I should have done things differently.” Believe that everything is perfectly planned, including your own choices, and you have passed the test of life.
