Some People Just Don't Get It......And We Wonder Why Moshiach Can't Come

Hi, Folks.....Here is a copy of a comment I got on my post about coping with suicide and about the current rash of mental health issues plaguing our community:

szlubavitch said...

"who cares about the suicides in crown heights? both of those mishugoyim got what they deserved. they did us all a favor by jumping. the only bad thing was they made people late for work. they shouldve done it at midnight. but they did it to grab the most attention so thats why they jumped at rush hour. ***** was a fruitcake who ran around talking to himself all day. i remember him in 770 smelling like a homeless bum from the subway, having long shmoozes with himself. he reeked so bad youd barf after 10 seconds next to him. *****??? nebach. he came from a screwed up home. a *******who got ****** by the mob because he was a drug dealer. he shtuped any 12-15 yr old girl he could con into the sack. so he was basically a child molester. ******? he loved little boys. he loved the shtup any little boy he could get his greasy hands on. he was 1000% faggot. one less homo in the world to deal with. good buy and good riddance. now hashem can deal with those 2 wackos and we dont have to so stop kvetching. the world just became a better place"

I am posting this edited version of this letter because I do not want to publicize this persons lack of decorum when it comes to speaking of the deceased. However, this harsh and apathetic view of recent events leads me to believe that that world is a sicker place then we would care to admit to. The mere fact that a person would spew such negativity and hatred in such difficult times shows me how little we value human life. Certainly, if this animal could speak this way of the dead, how horribly must he have treated or continues to treat the living??? My friends, therein lies our problem. We tend to look at people through cloudy hate filled glasses rather than anything remotely resembling rose colored glasses. We see people for their negative traits, and I am not saying that anything Mr. szlubavitch wrote is true, rather than their positive attributes. We see a person we know walking towards us on the street and do we think, "Here comes a nice guy. He's a grear Machnos Orech, He's a big baal tzeddakah" but we rather we think "Here comes that wife beater, drug abuser, cheater, etc." In reality do we ever know the truth about a person? Is all what people say, write, post, etc. really even remotely true? Do we chose to believe these stories or at the very least these embellishments because they make things more interesting for us? Do we want to live vicariously through those that lead these "wild" lives because our own lives are boring and mundane? Truthfully, most of us suffer from low self esteem so we build ourselves up by putting those we deem less fortunate/important than us down. Now that lives are being lost is it really worth the cost to get a few minutes of undignified pleasure by destroying another person? I think deep down we all know the answer to that one, so why restate the obvious.
My comment to you, szlubavitch, is quite simply more of a suggestion; Why don't you look into the mirror? If perfection stares back at you than feel free to criticize, judge, etc. others. If you cannot see 100% perfection, it would behoove you to keep your hateful comments and silly assessments to your self. In my humble, yet educated opinion, you are a person who enjoys preying on those who cannot defend themselves, in short you are a bully. As is the case with most bullies, you probably come from an abusive home and you continue the cycle of abuse by inflicting it, mental or physical, on those around you. My heart goes out to anyone who has the misfortune of being in your presence. I hope and pray that you take the initiative and get yourself the psychiatric help you so need. Every person, no matter how ugly or deformed mentally and physically has potential and even someone like you can still make something of yourself. As we now approach Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, now would be an ideal time for you to turn over a new leaf and make a fresh healthy start. Wishing you a Chasiva V'Chasima Tovah, with much love, I remain.....


The Rabbi