The Nahariya Autumn Race
Before we get too deep into this story consider
the following two presumptions based on statements from the Babylonia Talmud:
1. In Sanhedrin 37B, it says: “The world
was created just for me."
2. Bava Metzia 58b-59a alludes to the
proposition that embarrassing a person is a form of bloodshed tantamount
to killing him.
I have run in Nahariya’s autumn race at least
five or six times. Once when I could not
run because of an injury, I speed walked with darn good results. Although through the years I have slowed down
considerably and it has become increasingly more difficult year after year to
cross the Finish Line I still love to run and particularly I love this race. But this year because of the virus the race
has not been scheduled.
Until I started thinking about it I was sorely
depressed. Then like a flash the quote
“The world was created just for me" popped into my head, and
everything changed.
I am not ashamed to say that I am one of those
persons who talks with God. I have reasoned that Hashem knew that this year I
would not be able to make it. Hashem is merciful, wanting to keep me alive. Not wanting to embarrass me as embarrassing
a person is a form of bloodshed tantamount to killing him, so Hashem
had the City shut down the race just for me.
For my part I am humbled and most thankful, B”H. Just wait to next year.
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