"Rabbi
Yehoshua ben Levi said,
If you are walking alone on a journey, you should
occupy yourself with Torah.
If you have a headache, you should occupy yourself
with Torah.
If you have a sore throat, you should occupy yourself with
Torah.
If you bones ache, you should occupy yourself with Torah.
If your
entire body is in pain, you should occupy yourself with Torah." -Eruvin 54a
Is this true? It most certainly is true that when Torah is elevated above all else, real freedom from woes arrives.
"It was stated, “Rabbi Elazar said, ‘No harm happens to people on mitzvah missions, neither en route to the mitzvah, nor on the way back.’” -Pesachim 8b
Is this so? Harm is when you lose control. People who act on God's Will do not make that assumption.
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