Reply To: Article In Jewish Press

Logician:

“If a girl doesn’t look good, that’s a nisayon – no different than if she would have any other physical condition. But there’s no excuse for someone in shidduchim not to try to look good.”

MiddlePath:

“Everything in my life I can honestly say is for my good. Was it at times difficult? Yes. But only when this positive attitude escaped my consciousness.”

I envy your bitachon, I truly do. I do agree with Logician though in regards to accepting that sometimes g-d does send pain our way. Personally, one of the major aspects of emunah that I struggle with is trying to intellectualize various events in my life. Are they Tests? Punishments? Stepping Stones? I have yet to satisfy myself with a conclusion.

(As an aside, people do tell me that I think too deeply & not everything can be rationalized..)