{"id":98566,"date":"2022-11-20T02:13:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T00:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/?p=98566"},"modified":"2022-11-20T02:13:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T00:13:54","slug":"shaken-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/shaken-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaken Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shaken Up<\/strong><\/p>\n

I once found myself flying with a group of unruly youth, who acted disgracefully. It was hard for me to make peace with the fact that I was slated to spend the next eight hours in their company. But I also knew that my reproof would only fall on deaf ears.<\/p>\n

I was suddenly struck with a plan. If these youngsters would enter a state of panic, they would surely abandon their indecent activities. I therefore lifted my eyes heavenward and said, \u201cRibbono shel Olam<\/em>, please shake up the plane a little so that they should have some fear of You.\u201d<\/p>\n

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  1. An El Al plane<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It seemed as though Hashem was pleased with my prayer because a few moments later, the plane was met by turbulence. It swayed like a leaf in the wind. All of the passengers were shaken and the flight attendants ordered everyone to fasten their seat belts.<\/p>\n

    I took full advantage of the situation and turned to the group. \u201cSee what you have caused with your wicked deeds,\u201d I said. \u201cBecause of you, the plane has been struck by turbulence.\u201d The youth accepted my words and behaved more appropriately. And the plane was stabilized.<\/p>\n

    But it seems that their memory was very short. Not much later, they forgot this incident and returned to their wayward ways.<\/p>\n

    Suddenly, the turbulence started again, rocking the plane back and forth. It reached such a state that I began to really get scared. \u201cRibbono shel Olam<\/em>!\u201d I cried out. \u201cI didn\u2019t mean this. The previous turbulence was enough to shake everyone up!\u201d<\/p>\n

    I turned to the youth in great anger and explained that Hashem could not tolerate their misbehavior. They were the ones who caused the turbulence, and if they continued, I warned, we would all die.<\/p>\n

    Finally, the message entered their hearts. They were overcome with a feeling of fear of Heaven. They acted properly for the rest of the trip. A great kiddush Hashem resulted from the fact that our lives hung in the balance, dependent on the actions of these youth.<\/em><\/p>\n

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