Charlie Harary on The Six Constant Mitzvos: Mitzvah #5

[Music] the fifth principle of God awareness is Yas Hashem which we typically translate as fear of God that's a problem for us since we don't really like fear no one likes fear we do things to avoid fear people avoid public speaking spiders and roller coasters because they're scary and will do anything to avoid fear the fifth principle is ero does that mean that we have a constant obligation to be scared are you kidding could we be obligated to be always scared of God that doesn't seem like much of a healthy relationship to me let's discuss Y in terms of relationships for a relationship to last a lifetime it needs to maintain a certain level of mutual respect otherwise the relationship is at risk as soon as the going gets tough if you're married and you don't respect your spouse or the institution of marriage and then you get bored or gets challenging you are going to mentally or physically check out if your spouse is only there to serve your needs that lack of respect will be an impediment to a longl lasting relationship if you have a job but you don't respect your boss or work environment then you're not going to work when it's hard for you you're not going to last too long but it goes even further not only is respect good for the relationship it's good for us if you want to be healthy you need to respect the way your body works if someone puts fatty oily Foods in front of you doesn't matter how many times you're going to ask your body for forgiveness it's going to make you fat that's the system either respect it or face the consequences so why is that good for us because a structured system that deserves respect gives us the opportunity for growth it ensures that we won't give up and beg for an exemption and that's what makes us great whether it's in a relationship with our spouse our family or ourselves if we're in the right system and we respect it we win in the long run and in truth we would much rather be in a structured system for Success than have no structure at all Yus Hashem is not the fear we dread it's a respect and offer of system that we can grow with him irus hasem teaches us that we have to keep on going even if it's not always easy we have to stay committed during challenging moments why because that's where true greatness lies just like in a job marriage y reminds us that the more we respect him the greater we become when we can internalize true awe and respect for Hashem and his system of success we become Fearless in the face of everything else [Music]