12. Bless us by Choice

I was just filling out a form with a Dr. assistant in NY who clearly didn't look or sound Jewish. 

But then I noticed she was wearing a chamsa necklace so I asked her where she's from. 

She said she's Puerto Rican; she just likes the chamsa and what it means. 

I thought, wow, we're really living in Moshiach's times. 

Soon _all_ the goyim will be admiring the Jews, wearing chamsa necklaces, and bringing Karbanos in the Beis hamikdash.

When Bilam praised the Jews and said Nevuah about Moshiach, it was a great miracle because it was against his will. 

But Moshiach's times will be a much greater miracle, because all the goyim will praise the Jews and serve HaShem by _choice_ and with full understanding and joy!

11. See the Good

Don't define people by their weaknesses.

Define people by their strengths. 

Your family. Your friends. Your neighbors. 

And yourself.

Not because it comes naturally or because it's nice.

Not because you'll be happier or because it will be easier to like people that way, 

But simply because that's the truth. 

All the positive we see is real. 

It's the only part of us that will never change and last forever. 

All the negative is just external and temporary challenges. 

It will all disappear the moment Moshiach comes. 

On this great Chag haGeulah of the Frierdiker Rebbe, we all have extra power to break free from our own _personal_ Golus through seeing people *now* the way we'll see them then; as pure pieces of Gdliness and goodness, just struggling to reveal their true colors. 

Through choosing to leave our personal Golus now by *only* paying attention to the good, may Hashem remove all the obstacles that cover up the world's goodness, with the true and complete Geulah now! 

10. Moshiach is Not a Hope

Moshiach is not a hope.

It's not a wish. It's not a dream. Its not a belief. And It's not a prayer. 

Moshiach is not something that _can_ happen.

Moshiach is a fact. 

It's a must. It's a truth. It's Gd's plan. It's the whole purpose of creation. 

Moshiach is something that _is_ happening.

And It's nothing new. 

It's a process that began 5776 years ago and continues until today. 

It's just that regular people like us can't really see the progress until we reach the tipping point - when the effects of generations of good deeds and sacrifice will suddenly be revealed all at once.

But there is someone who _does_ see the progress, and he told us that we're just about here! 

All we have to do is open up our eyes to notice all the signs that show we've already arrived. 

And to demand from HaShem that he turn over the tapestry and reveal all the beauty that we've been weaving all these years! 

9. Fear of Losing Out

As much as we all really want Moshiach, we also have many hidden fears of Moshiach's times. 

Perhaps one of the greatest ones is that we somehow imagine we're going to lose out on some of the wonderful pleasures of this world. After all, Hashem created a beautiful world, and even in Golus there are so many great experiences for us to enjoy! 

Not only that, but because everything in Golus is a mixture of good and bad, there is even a pleasure, beauty, or excitement in every painful experience, in every challenge, and also in every sin. 

It's hard to imagine life without them.

But that's the amazing miracle of Moshiach; That all the good will be completely separated from the bad, and only the bad with disappear. Every joy will then be 100% pure with no negative side effects! And we will still get to enjoy every silver lining but without the dark grey clouds. 

There is nothing at all that we will miss from our Golus days except the chance to *choose* HaShem and do what's right, even when it's really hard. 

8. Not Worth Missing Half the Party

When we're getting ready to head out to a simcha of close family or friends, of course we want to look our best to show how important this simcha is to us and how much we care, and also to feel more comfortable and happy at the simcha ourselves. 

But sometimes we're running so late and we have to choose between looking our best *or* getting there in time.. And the latter is much more important! We might not have a chance to do our makeup/manicure/tie perfectly.. But it's not worth missing half the party! 

We're already in the year 5776 and it's getting really late! There's only 224 "bonus" Moshiach years left before 6000, and it's time to tell HaShem, ready or not, it's time to start the party! We might not all look our best or proudest, but that's ok, the main thing is to spend as much time as possible together at the Simcha of Geulah!

7. 22 Years but Not One Moment Extra

When Yosef revealed himself to his brothers in Mitzrayim, his first words were, "Is my father still alive?" And then, "quick, hurry to bring my father here!"

But why were those his first words? He already knew the answer! And it would make more sense to talk on topic first about his brothers. 

And the bigger question, why was it such a rush to bring his father down ASAP? It's already been 22 years, what's the big difference now if it takes another few minutes or even days..?

But what Yosef was really telling them was, after 22 years of my father experiencing such abnormal intense pain of mourning for his favorite son and not being able to be comforted, it's *shocking* that he is still alive! Every extra moment of separation is an ענין of פיקוח נפש! Its not only urgent for him to get the good news, but to *actually* come and see Yosef with his own eyes!

Another reason, Yakovs mourning for Yosef for 22 years was an ״עונש״ for the 22 years that Yakov didn't honor his parents.. But now that the time of the עונש passed, it's wrong to push off the reunion for even one extra split second - לא עכבם אפילו כהרף עין!

After 22 years of painful separation from our dear father, may our Rebbe immediately be reunited with us בגוף גשמי with the complete Geulah NOW!!!

(based on Sicha Vayigash, chelek tes vov)

6. Still Believe it 25 Years Later

It's been 25 long years since the Rebbe's Nevuah about Moshiach, 

But he still hasn't come. 

Instead of seeing the Geulah, we saw Gimmel tammuz 

Its so hard to keep on really believing

It's so hard to keep on really expecting 

It's so hard to keep telling the world that the time is now and risk looking like you're detached from reality. 

But then I think of Noach who warned about the Mabul for 120 years before his generation saw it happen 

They mocked him for his prophecy that was nowhere to be seen 

But then it happened

I think of Yeshayahu who warned about the Churban for 40 years before his generation saw it happen

They mocked him for his prophecy that was nowhere to be seen 

But then it happened 

And I think of all of the Rebbe's previous Nevuahs which seemed so impossible yet came true..

And I remember that "He would not tell the future if he hasn't seen it with his eyes"

And if he said we are the generation of Geulah, then we are

And we can realistically expect to see it any moment now!